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The Yakshini are a nature spirit in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythologies in charge of guarding the Earth's treasures.

They also have a male counterpart, the Yaksha, who serve the same role as the Yakshini do.

The well behaved and benign ones are worshipped as tutelaries, they are the attendees of Kubera, the treasurer of the gods, and also the Hindu god of wealth who ruled Himalayan kingdom of Alaka. There are also malign and mischievous yakshinis with poltergeist-like behaviours, that can haunt and curse humans according to Indian folklore.

The Ashoka tree is closely associated with yakshinis. The young girl at the foot of the tree is an ancient motif indicating fertility on the Indian Subcontinent.

One of the recurring elements in Indian art, often found as gatekeepers in ancient Buddhist and Hindu temples, is a yakshini with her foot on the trunk and her hands holding the branch of a stylized flowering Ashoka or, less frequently, other tree with flowers or fruits.