Four of the seven Mother Goddesses, Indrani, Kumari, Varahi, and Chamunda

This panel, before it was broken, would have included seven Hindu goddesses known as "mothers." These goddesses embody the energies of male gods to whom they are linked by their names. The goddesses also hold symbolic implements and sit on the animals associated with these male gods. From left to right: Indrani, representing the energy of the god Indra, holds a thunderbolt and sits on an elephant; Kumari, the female counterpart of Skanda (also known as Kumara), holds a spear and sits on a peacock; Varahi, associated with Vishnu in the form of the boar-headed Varaha, holds a skullcap and sits on a buffalo; and Chamunda (who does not have a male counterpart) holds a skullcap and a trident and sits on a corpse. Missing are the other three Mother Goddesses: Brahmani, counterpart to Brahma; Maheshvari, associated with Shiva; and Vaishnavi, Vishnu's female counterpart.