Parkham Yaksha

Parkham Yaksha
Front Back The "Parkam Yaksha" Manibhadra. 150 BCE. Mathura Museum, GMM C.1[1]
Size	2.6 meters
Writing	Brahmi
Created	150 BCE
Discovered	Parkham, Uttar-Pradesh 27°17′14″N 77°43′03″E / 27.287358°N 77.717414°E / 27.287358; 77.717414
Present location	Mathura Museum, Mathura
Registration	GMM C.1
Parkham

The Parkham Yaksha is a colossal statue of a Yaksha, discovered in the area of Parkham, in the vicinity of Mathura, 22.5 kilometers south of the city.^[1] The statue, which is an important artefact of the Art of Mathura, is now visible in the Mathura Museum. It has been identified as the Yaksha deity Manibhadra, a popular deity in ancient India.