Mahakala, always a protective deity with these features, but he manifests in several different colors:

Often masks comes in, Red Mahakala reflects in color his passionate and fiery nature.

• MAHAKALA in his white form helps one attain riches and a long life.


• Sometimes he is black, as black absorbs all other colors, so does Mahakala represent ultimate or absolute reality and transcendence of all form. 


• This mask, he is dark blue, which symbolizes the steady and enduring nature of dharma.

Consider Mahakala your spiritual bodyguard. He appears to be tough and larger-than-life scary, but he is somebody you want to have on your side as you face the trials and stresses of life. That face is angry only in the service of a greater good: your happiness, wisdom, and karmic health.