Bagawan Sri Chandra Prabha Swamy's

Sasana Devatas - Shyama Yakshan & Jwalamalini

MazhuVaramudhraJapa Mala - prayer beads

Shyama Yaksha and Jwalamalini served at the Samavasaran of Sri Chandra Prabha Bagawan.

Shyama Yakshan: Shyama Yaksha has a third eye on his forehead. He carries an axe, "aksha sutra", fruit and vara mudhra in his hands. He is brown coloured. He is depicted seated variably either on a piegeon or a parrot.

Jwalamalini : Jwalamalini means 'one wears a garland of bright flame'. Jwalamalini is one of the most popular Yakshis. She is associated with the powers of mantras and yantras. She carries a chakra, trishul, pennant with fish ensign, bow and arrow, 'pasa' rope, fruit and vara mudhra. She wear a crown with burning flames. Jain scriptures narrate that she attained such an exalted position by fasting on Fridays of the Tamil month 'Aadi' (Ashada ? of North Indian calendars). In South India Jain women take her example and undertake fasting on the Fridays of Tamil month "Aadi'.