The White Umbrella Deity, [Skt. Sitatapatra, Tib. gdugs dkar] is a powerful female deity. She has a thousand heads, arms, and legs, and has eyes on the palms of each of her hands and soles of her feet. Her two main hands hold a white umbrella and a Dharma wheel, and her other hands hold a multitude of weapons.

Her parasol indicates her ability to protect sentient beings from natural catastrophes, diseases, and so forth. She is white in color, because the principal means by which she accomplishes this function is the enlightenment energy of pacification. 

The White Umbrella Deity is relied upon for protection; healing illness; dispelling interferences, spirit possession, and harmful forces; quelling disasters; averting obstacles; and bringing auspiciousness.