Parnashavari

Parnashavari (IAST: Parṇaśabarī, Tibetan: Lomagyuma Sanskrit: पर्णशबरी), also spelt as Paranasavari (Paranasabari),[1][2] is a Hindu deity adopted as Buddhist deity of diseases, worship of which is believed to offer effective protection against out-breaks of epidemics.

[3] Parnasabari is also depicted in some images of the Pala period found in Dhaka, as a main goddess and escorted by Hindu deities Jvarasura and Shitala.

[4] Both of these escorts are disease related Hindu deities.

[4] In India, the Kurkihar hoard contains seven bronze images of Parnasabari belonging to 10th–12th century AD.

[5] In Buddhism, Parnasabari is depicted as an attendant of the Mother Goddess Tara.