Chhinnamasta (Sanskrit: छिन्नमस्ता, Chinnamastā :"She whose head is severed"), often spelled Chinnamasta, and also called Chhinnamastika and Prachanda...

and also from the neighbouring states of West Bengal and Bihar. The Chhinnamasta temple is popular for its Tantric style of architectural design. Apart...

following sequence: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika. Nevertheless, the formation...

Chhinnamasta is a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census...

armed Garuda and Laxmi seated on the lap of Vishnu Chhinnamasta:- Temple dedicated to Chhinnamasta Devi, who beheaded herself, offered her own blood to...

area government "Machha Palan Kendra" fish farming centre. The famous Chhinnamasta temple is one of the Shakti Peeths and Kankalini Temple are also located...

attracting an estimated 2,500-3,000 persons daily. The main attraction of the Chhinnamasta (also known as Chinnamastika) temple located here is the headless deity...

sacred sites. The legend of Chhinnamasta Devi is apparently also part of the Shaktism tradition in Chintpurni. Here, Chhinnamasta is interpreted as the severed-headed...

Rati is often depicted with a sword. In Tantra, the Mahavidya goddess Chhinnamasta is depicted severing her own head and standing on the copulating couple...

attributes and iconography are similar to those of the Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta. Chinnamunda is often portrayed alongside Mekhala and Kanakhala, the...