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
Location:
Sikar
Date_accepted:
2024-05-13T12:12:23Z
Modified:
2024-05-14T11:49:24Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Anchit Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Rajasthan, Shakambhari Chahamanas , Temples of India, Harshnath Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Sikar