Idol obtained from Harsha Hill, now housed in the Government Museum, Sikar. This is one of the many images of yoginis found at the site hinting at a lost yogini temple compound. Contextualizing this image with several other relevant images suggests a maturity of Shakti and tantric traditions at the site. The two-armed yogini is seated in the lalitasana posture. She holds a mala in her right hand and a cup in her left hand. Her head is lost. The yogini is holding a cup in her left hand, often associated in tantric traditions with the cup containing the symbolic nectar of spiritual bliss attained after the completion of tantric sadhana. The two-armed yogini is seated in the lalitasana posture. She holds a mala in her right hand and a cup in her left hand. Her head is lost. Image courtesy: Government Museum, Sikar

Creator

• Temples of India Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Anchit Jain

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Rajasthan
• Shakambhari Chahamanas
• Temples of India
• Harshnath Temple
• Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
• Sikar

Ort

• Sikar

Resource type

• Image

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