The jangha on the south wall of the garbhagriha depicts Chamunda in the bhadra. The six-armed Goddess is shown standing on a human body. She is holding a knife, trishula (trident), and damaru (hourglass-shaped drum) in her right hand. In her left hand, she is holding a bowl and a khatwang (staff with a skull at the top) and in her middle hand, she is touching her lip. She is shown with an emaciated body, dried and saggy breasts and a sunken belly. She has a jatamukuta and is adorned with ornaments. It is worth noticing that she is wearing a snake as her waist belt.
Location:
Kota
Date_accepted:
2024-05-17T11:32:00Z
Modified:
2024-05-17T13:12:21Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Nikita Rathore
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Gupta Brahmi, Rajasthan, Charchoma Maliya, Shiva, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gupta period, Charchoma Shiva Temple, Early Medieval, and Kota