Chamunda stands atop a human form flanked by two attendants
Chamunda stands atop a human form flanked by two attendants
Description:
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.
Location:
Bhilwara
Date_accepted:
2024-06-20T10:15:06Z
Modified:
2024-06-20T11:08:18Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Dr Nikita Rathore
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
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, and Nagara Style of Architecture