Simhamukha, also known as Senge Dongma in (Tib), means the lion face or lion’s head.

She is depicted with a lion’s head, symbolizing her fearless and ferocious nature. Her lion head often has a peaceful expression, signifying her ability to tame and subdue negativity and obstacles.

Simhamukha stands on her left leg with her right leg drawn up, positioned in the middle of a blazing fire of pristine awareness.

She has one face with three eyes, her face shows bared fangs and curled tongue.

Her body is blue black in color, with her hair, eyebrows, and beard are orange and flow upwards.

She wears five dry human heads as a crown and a garland of fifty wet, blood-dripping human heads.

In her right hand she typically holds a vajra-handled knife (Kartika), raised aloft towards the sky. The kartika symbolizes her ability to cut through ignorance and negative forces.

In her left hand, she holds a blood-filled skull cup (kapala) close to her heart, represents transformation and the subjugation of harmful energies.

She carries a three-pointed khatvanga staff in the bend of her left elbow.

She typically wears necklaces, bracelets, and anklets, symbolizing her enlightened qualities and ability to benefit beings.