The graceful female image found in the wall paintings in Hall No. 2 in Dandan Oilik, Xinjiang has remained unidentified for a long time. Taking various elements into account, it can be confirmed that the picture represents Hariti, the guardian god of Khotan. The identity of Hariti is very complicated because he was both a terrifying child-eater and the giver of children, wealth, and blessings. The extremely graceful image of Hariti in Hall No. 2 is linked with a statue of Vaisravana. They both were ordered by the Buddha to protect Khotan, which verifies that this is a representation of the hall of the four heavenly kings who protected the kingdom of Khotan.
