Chamunda

Description:

An eight-armed Goddess stands on a lotus and naravahana (human corpse). Her form appears emaciated with sagging breasts and a sunken stomach. She has her mouth open and is pointing her little finger towards it with her left hand. She holds a trident in her right hand and a khappar (skull bowl) and naramunda (severed head) spear in the left hand. The remaining hands are broken. To her right, a lion-headed female (perhaps Narasimhi) and gana (attendant) is depicted, while on her left, a dog is seen licking the blood off the naramunda. A beaded halo is present behind her head. The gana and the naravahana exchange looks, with the gana holding his foot.

Location:

Abhaneri

Date_accepted:

2024-03-29T14:14:00Z

Modified:

2024-04-02T12:00:43Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Temples of India Project Team

Contributor:

Srija Sahay

Publisher:

Jio Institute

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

References:

Gurjara-Pratihara, Architecture, Temple, Harshatmata, Shakhambari Chahamanas, Rajasthan, and Abhaneri

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