The (13-Deity) Vajrabhairava with the consort Vajravetali (Dorje Rolangma; Tib: rDor-rje ro-lang-ma) is terrifying and wrathful, dark blue in color with 9 faces, 34 hands and 16 legs. His main face is that of a buffalo, with a red face above and the slightly angry yellow face of Manjushri placed on top. The three right faces are yellow, dark blue and red and the three left are black, white and smoky. Each face has three large round eyes, bared white fangs and frightful expressions; dark yellow hair flows upward; adorned with bone ornaments and a necklace of fifty heads. The first pair of hands hold a curved knife and skullcup embracing the consort. The remaining hands hold a variety of objects. Vajravetali has one face and two hands, blue in color with orange hair pressed against the back; holding a skullcup in the left hand. The right legs of Bhairava are bent pressing down on various animals and gods. The left legs are extended straight and press upon various birds and gods; standing above an orange sun disc and multi-colored lotus completely surrounded by the orange flames of pristine awareness.

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Manjushri (Tib: 'jam dpal dbyangs; The Glorious One with a Melodious Voice), along with Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig) and Tara (Drolma), is one of the most popular bodhisattvas and meditational deity figures in Tantric Buddhism. Practiced in all schools, there are dozens of lineages, forms and variations of practice. In the Vajrabhairava tantra, the yellow (or Arapachana) youthful form of Manjushri represents the peaceful form of Yamantaka. He has one face and two hands holding aloft a sword of wisdom and a book upon a lotus blossom. For the Vajrabhairava practice the visualization of oneself as Yamantaka with yellow Manjushri in one's heart, and at Manjushri's heart the dark-blue syllable HUM is known as the "triple stack being".

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