Mudgarpani

"Mudgarpani" Yaksha
Mathura, 100 BCE
Mudgarpani ("Mace-holder") Yaksha from Bharana Kalan, northwest of Mathura. Art of Mathura, 100 BCE. This colossal statue in the round is 1.96 meters tall. The right hand holds a mudgar, the left hand used to support a small standing devotee or child joining hands in prayer. Mathura Museum, GMM 87.145

Mudgarpani (Sanskrit: मुद्गरपाणि, romanized: Mudgarapāṇi) was a Yaksha deity in ancient India. His name means "Mudgar-holder", the Mudgar being an ancient form of heavy club, usually made of wood, but it can also be made of iron.

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