Yama
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Yama, also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka. He is often identified with Dhar
A 19th-century painting of Yama on his mount
The deity Yama with fangs and holding a daṇḍa (a rod). He stands on a lotus covered dais, behind which lies a buffalo, his vahana (conveyance).
Yama depicted in youthful form
Yama depicted on Hindu temple
Naraka (Hinduism)
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Naraka, also called Yamaloka, is the Hindu name of Hell, where sinners are tormented after death. It is also the abode of Yama, the god of Death. It is described as located in the south of the univers
Yama
…known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka. He is often identified with Dharmadeva, the personification of Dharma, though the two deities have different origins and myths. In Vedic tradition…
The central panel portrays Yama, aided by Chitragupta and Yamadutas, judging the dead. Other panels depict various realms/hells of Naraka.
Court of Yama, c. 1800
Lithograph of the Ravi Varma Press in Bombay displaying punishments for activities like mutilating animals, killing fishes, forging documents, alcohol consumption, abuse of elderly parents, hunting, adultery (for women), advising to commit sin, adultery (for men), mistreatment the children of co-wives & making draught animals pull excess load in hells.
Various sins and corresponding punishments in hells.