Batuka Bhairava

Batuka Bhairava (Sanskrit: बटुकभैरव, romanized: Baṭukabhairava) or Vatuka Bhairava is a fierce form of Shiva in Hindu iconography, associated with his manifestation of Bhairava. This form of Shiva is depicted as a fierce, nude youth, usually accompanied with a dog in the Tantric tradition.

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