yakshi

In Hindu and Buddhist art, auspicious female nature spirits, symbolic of fertility and abundance. Yakshi are typically depicted as beautiful and voluptuous, with wide hips, narrow waists, and exaggerated, spherical breasts. Pronunciation here. Web resource here.

Yakshi_-_Railing_Pillar_-_2nd_Century_CE_-_Sand_Stone_-_Mathura_-_Indian_Museum_-_Kolkata_2012-11-16_1961Yakshi from a railing pillar. Sandstone. 2nd century CE. Indian Museum, Kolkata.