Mahakala looks wrathful and is bedecked with serpents.He wears a garland of severed heads and a crown of five skulls.His right hand holds a kartri symbolizing that he has cut off ego,clinging ,and attachment.He also wears a tiger skin symbolizing the purification of desires.He has three eyes symbolizing his clear comprehension of Three times.He looks ferocious against a background of blazing fire.