Yamuna (River Goddess)

Gupta, Early 5th century AD
Cave 5, Udayagiri, Madhya Pradesh, India.

This figure is Yamuna, the personification of the Jumna river, holding an emblematic water vessel and standing on her vahana, a (nearly invisible) tortoise, in the middle of the waters. The water is skillfully carved to indicate her partial submersion. Ganga / Yamuna pairs also appear on each of the two sides of the niche.