itative ▁smile , ▁and ▁pract icing ▁mud ras , ▁or ▁symbol ic ▁hand ▁gest ures . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁dur - ▁= ▁" with ▁difficulty " ▁( compare ▁Greek ▁ δ υ σ - ▁( d ys - )) ▁and ▁g ā ▁(" come ", ▁" go "). ▁ ▁The ▁buff alo ▁sacrifice ▁dep iction ▁trans poses ▁into ▁rit ual ▁D urg a ' s ▁fe at ▁killing ▁the ▁buff alo ▁demon . ▁ ▁The ▁de ity ▁is ▁north ▁facing ▁usually ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁first ▁prec inct ▁around ▁the ▁san ct um . ▁ ▁In ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples , ▁she ▁stands ▁grace fully ▁on ▁the ▁sever ed ▁head ▁of ▁buff alo ▁and ▁l ion ▁is ▁rarely ▁included . ▁ ▁S ap th am ath a ▁▁ ▁S ap th am ath a ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁seven ▁H indu ▁god d esses ▁who ▁are ▁always ▁dep icted ▁together . ▁Since ▁they ▁are ▁usually ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁he pt ad , ▁they ▁are ▁called ▁S apt am at rik as ▁( S ansk rit : ▁, ▁, ▁" se ven ▁moth ers " ): ▁Bra h man i , ▁Va ish nav i , ▁Mah esh vari , ▁Ind ran i , ▁Ka um ari , ▁Var ah i ▁and ▁Cham unda ▁or ▁Nar as im hi . ▁In ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁tem ples , ▁the ▁sap th am tha ▁is ▁rarely ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁dan cing ▁form ▁compared