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religiousDiptych of Kali / Tara, wrathful protectors
Calcutta Art Studio
This diptych depicts the Hindu goddesses Kali and Tara in their wrathful forms, both standing upon the bodies of the supine god Shiva.
religiousKali, the wrathful protector (Shri Shri Kali) (recto); Kali (verso)
G. C. Dass
The Hindu goddess Kali is depicted as a four-armed, black-skinned deity with a protruding red tongue, holding a bloodied scimitar and a severed human head, standing within a decorative architectural arch.
paintingMandala of the Sun God Surya
Kitaharasa
A mandala depicting the Sun God Surya seated in a chariot pulled by seven horses, surrounded by a retinue of attendants, planetary deities, and secondary figures in registers.
paintingKali on Shiva, from a Tantric Devi Series
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
The Hindu goddess Kali, depicted with black skin and four arms, kneels atop the prone, pale-skinned body of the god Shiva on a cremation pyre, holding a severed head in one hand and a sword in the other.
paintingTantric Devi on Shiva, from a Mandi Devi Series
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
The goddess Kali, depicted with blue skin and a third eye, stands atop the supine, pale-skinned body of the god Shiva in a cremation ground, holding a severed head and various weapons.
paintingKrishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
The blue-skinned deity Krishna performs the Rasamandala (circular dance) with a large group of Gopis (cowherd maidens) in a nocturnal forest setting.
paintingHevajra Mandala
Sakya School
A central blue, multi-armed Hevajra deity in yab-yum union with his consort Nairatmya stands within a flaming mandala, surrounded by concentric circles of minor deities, goddesses, and lamas.
religiousGoddess Bhairavi
Shib Gobin Lal
The four-armed Hindu goddess Bhairavi is depicted seated on a throne, wearing a necklace of human heads, with an attendant standing behind her under an umbrella.
paintingKali
Unidentified
A line drawing depicts the goddess Kali standing upon the body of Shiva, integrated into the architectural structure of a temple pillar featuring a Kirtimukha face at the top and base.
ritual-objectBakunda Ritual Vessel
Unknown
A copper alloy ritual vessel with a flared pedestal base and two projecting, flat, wing-like handles, featuring an incised Sanskrit inscription on the base.
paintingChakrasamvara Mandala
Unknown
The Tantric deity Chakrasamvara is depicted in sexual union (yab-yum) with his consort Vajravarahi at the center of a complex geometric mandala palace.
objectChakrasamvara and Vajravarahi
Unknown
The multi-armed deity Chakrasamvara stands in a dynamic, lunging pose (alidhasana) embracing his consort Vajravarahi in sexual union (yab-yum), while both tread upon two prostrate figures representing ignorance and ego.
paintingChakrasamvara with His Consort Vajravarahi
Unknown
The central figures are the blue-skinned tantric deity Chakrasamvara and his red-skinned consort Vajravarahi, locked in a sexual embrace (yab-yum) while treading upon two Hindu deities, Bhairava and Kalaratri, who lie prostrate beneath their feet.
religiousDhumavati/ Matangi
Unknown
This chromolithograph depicts two goddesses of the Hindu Mahavidya tradition: Dhumavati, portrayed as an elderly widow in a horse-less cart accompanied by crows, and Matangi, a multi-armed green-skinned goddess seated on a throne holding a sword, a club, and a veena.
religiousGoddess Bhuvaneshvari
Unknown
The Hindu goddess Bhuvaneshvari is depicted seated in a lalitasana pose upon a large lotus flower atop an ornate golden throne, holding a mala (prayer beads) and an ankusha (goad) in her lower hands, while her upper hands are raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of fearlessness).
The vast literature of Tantric practice and philosophy — ritual manuals, yogic techniques, mantra science, and esoteric cosmology. These texts cut across sectarian boundaries, encompassing Śaiva, Śākta, and Vaiṣṇava traditions.
Includes Arthur Avalon's (Sir John Woodroffe's) pioneering editions of the Tantric Texts series, the Kulārṇava Tantra, and numerous texts from the Kashmir Series.
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