Details of children at the bottom of a Pakistani statue of the Ogress Hariti at the British Museum in London
As it says on the sign by this statue: "Hariti, Gandhara, from the Yusufzai region, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, 2nd - 3rd Century AD. Hariti was a fierce ogress who devoured children. By his teachings the Buddha was able to convert her into a protector of children; her character in this image is thus benign. In later times she has been worshipped as the goddess of Smallpox. She is the consort of Panchika, general to Kubera the god of riches."
Size: 3407px × 5111px
Location: The British Museum, London
Photo credit: © Bruce McGowan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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