Newar Tantric Art

Newar Buddhist and Hindu tantric subjects — Avalokiteshvara, the Mahavidyas, Vajrayogini, Shiva-Ganesh-Bhairava, and more.

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Chinnamasta

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Chinnamasta

Samundra Man Singh Shrestha·Giclée Print · Gouache on cotton · 2006

Mahavidya Goddesses

Chinnamasta : This magnificent painting by Samundra depicts Chinnamasta, the 'severed headed' yogini , who traditionally appears as the third of the ten mahavidya or 'Great Knowledge-holding' goddesses in the Hindu shakta-tantra traditions.

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