Arya Achala

The central figure is a dark-skinned, wrathful deity with bared fangs and bulging eyes, depicted in a classic pratyalidha posture. He wears a tiger-skin lower garment, heavy golden jewelry, and a serpent as a sacred thread across his torso. His right hand is raised above his head, wielding a straight sword, while his left hand is held near his chest. Beneath his feet, he crushes a pale, prostrate human figure lying on a lotus base. The background consists of a dense, stylized pattern of swirling red flames, contrasting with the dark silhouette of the deity.

Achala (the 'Immovable One') is a primary wrathful deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, often serving as a protector who destroys ignorance and obstacles to enlightenment. This iconography follows the traditions established by the Kadam lineage and early Indian Buddhist tantric texts such as the Mahavairocana Tantra.