Origin: Tibet - The ruler of disease. He is Death. He appears as a skeleton, and brings about disease and death. He can also purify disease by dancing.
A skull that serves his relative Yama, lord of the dead. He is viewed as the embodiment of disease, and often depicted as a skeleton. Turdak can bring disease and send people to their deaths, but he also has the power to cure disease by dancing. He is often described as a pair of beings, one that brings disease and one that cures it.
Hindu executioner of judged souls, under the command of Yama, the god of death. When Yama passes his judgment, it is Turdak's task to haul the soul to the proper hell.
Hindu executioner of judged souls, under the command of Yama, the god of death. When Yama passes his judgment, it is Turdak's task to haul the soul to the proper hell.