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    Chhinnamasta (Sanskrit: छिन्नमस्ता, Chinnamastā :"She whose head is severed"), often spelled Chinnamasta, and also called Chhinnamastika and Prachanda...
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    and also from the neighbouring states of West Bengal and Bihar. The Chhinnamasta temple is popular for its Tantric style of architectural design. Apart...
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    following sequence: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika. Nevertheless, the formation...
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    area government "Machha Palan Kendra" fish farming centre. The famous Chhinnamasta temple is one of the Shakti Peeths and Kankalini Temple are also located...
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    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...
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    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...
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    armed Garuda and Laxmi seated on the lap of Vishnu Chhinnamasta:- Temple dedicated to Chhinnamasta Devi, who beheaded herself, offered her own blood to...
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    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...
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    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...
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    attributes and iconography are similar to those of the Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta. Chinnamunda is often portrayed alongside Mekhala and Kanakhala, the...
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