A yakshini yakshini is the female counterpart counterpart of the male yaksha yaksha,, and they both attend to Kubera Kubera,, the Hindu god of wealth wealth who who rules in the mythical Himalayan Himalayan kingdom kingdom of Alaka of Alaka.. They both look after treasure treasure hidden hidden in the earth and resemble that of fairies fairies.. Yakshinis Yakshinis are often depicted as beautiful and voluptuous, with wide hips, narrow waists, broad shoulders, and exaggerated, spherical breasts. n the Uddamareshvara Tantra, thirty!six yakshinis are described, including their mantras their mantras and ritual ritualprescriptions. prescriptions. A similar list of yakshas and yakshinis is given in the Tantraraja Tantra, where it says that these beings are givers of whatever is desired. Although Yakshinis Yakshinis are
usually benevolent, there are also yakshinis with malevolent characteristics inndian in ndian folklore. folklore . The list of thirty six yakshinis given in the Uddamareshvara Tantra is as follows" #
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