pic source : Ashim Shakya
In Hindu Religion, Yama (Sanskrit: यम), is the lord of death. In the Rigveda, he is mentioned as one who helped humankind find a place to dwell, and gave every individual the power to tread any path to which he or she wants.In Vedic tradition, Yama was considered to be the first mortal who died and espied the way to the celestial abodes; thus, as a result, he became the ruler of the departed.Yama's name can be interpreted to mean "twin", and in some myths he is paired with a twin sister Yami.
Yama is the deity of death in Hinduism. In Hindu Puranic scriptures, those who assist him in his work are Kala (time), Jwara (fever), Vyadhi (disease), Krodha (anger) and Asuya (jealousy). He is one of the Lokapāla and represents the south cardinal direction. In different texts, Yama can be referred to as the god of justice, as the deity Dharma, or a completely different figure altogether.
In art, some Sanskrit sources say that he should be of dark color, resembling the rain-cloud, with two arms, fire-colored eyes and sharp side-tusks. He is depicted with red clothes (somewhere black cloths), and seated either on a lion throne or a he-buffalo.A different iconographic form described in the Viṣṇudharmottara depicts him with four arms and wearing golden yellow garments.He holds a noose (pāśa) of rope in one hand. He is also depicted holding a danda which is a Sanskrit word for "stick".
