Chamunda stands atop a human form, flanked by two attendants and an animal companion. Though many of her arms are fragmented, her divine attributes are evident. In her upper hands, she carries a sarpa (snake). Her intact right arms carry a damru (drum) and a trishula (trident), while her left hands cradle a khatvanga (staff with a human skull) and a bowl, with the finger of her left hand touching her lips. Chamunda’s portrayal emphasizes her skeletal form, with a cavity in her belly housing a scorpion, symbolizing transformative power. Her lower body is draped modestly with a loin cloth. Adjacent to her, a seated figure grasps a bowl from which he is drinking. It is speculated that one of the Goddess’s broken hands may have held a munda (severed human head). The presence of the seated figure suggests the consumption of the blood dripping from the severed head.

Creator

• Temples of India Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Dr Nikita Rathore

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Mandakini Kund
• 11th to 13th century CE
• Early Medieval
• Temple
• Bhilwara
• Rajasthan
• Architecture
• Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
• Mahakal Temple
• Undeshwar Temple
• Bijolia Group of Temples
• Hazareshwar Temple
• Nagara Style of Architecture

Ort

• Bhilwara

Resource type

• Image

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