An 19th Century tsakli depicting in mineral pigments depicting a wrathful green bodied celestial deity dancing among highly stylised flames in the pose called 'bow and arrow' atop a prostrate figure. He wears a tiger-skin dhoti and carries a skull cup and chopper. Beings such as such as this walk the skies and help guide men along the right path, and serve to connect the earthly and celestial spheres. They are able to remove physical hindrances and spiritual obstacles, and their ferocious looks are always directed against the obstacles which prevent men from reaching virtuous outcomes, such as sickness and. material need. Beings such as this are often encountered in the after death realms of the Bardo. 3 syllables of Tibetan text to the reverse. 9.6 x 11.2cm