Dombi Heruka

Dombi Heruka, a bearded male figure, sits atop a snarling tigress that traverses a stylized landscape of green ground and blue clouds. He wears elaborate jewelry, including armbands, necklaces, and a crown featuring small skulls, while his body is adorned with white-colored sacred ornaments. In his right hand, he holds a serpent; in his left, he holds a white conch shell. A female figure, his consort, embraces him from the side, her gaze directed upward toward his face. The scene is framed by a glowing red circular nimbus behind his head.

Dombi Heruka is one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas of the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition, revered for his antinomian behavior and his mastery of tantric practices. This iconography specifically relates to the transmission of the Guhyasamaja Tantra and the various cycles of 'Siddha' hagiographies common in Tibetan art.