Parnashavari the Forest Goddess: Healer of Contagious Diseases invoked at Tibetan Tantric religious gatherings. Associated with the Shavari tribe of ancient India, she wears a garland and skirt of thatched leaves. Central Tibet; 19th C. Pigments on cloth. Art, Buddhism, Belts, Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism, Mandalas, Oriental, Tibetan Buddhist, Tibetan Mandala