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  2. Kapala - Wikipedia

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    The Chamunda, a form of Durga, seen in the Halebidu temple built by the Hoysala, is described as wearing a garland of severed heads or skulls . She is described as having four, eight, ten, or twelve arms, holding a damaru (drum), trishula (trident), sword, a snake ( nāga ), skull-mace ( khatvanga ), thunderbolt ( vajra ), a severed head and ...

  3. Kapalika - Wikipedia

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    Pictured here is an ivory khaṭvāṅga, 15th-century Chinese art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. The Kāpālikas were an extinct sect of Shaivite ascetics devoted to the Hindu god Shiva dating back to the 4th century CE, which traditionally carried a skull-topped trident (khaṭvāṅga) and an empty human skull as a begging bowl ...

  4. Nageshvara-Chennakeshava Temple complex, Mosale - Wikipedia

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    The Nageshvara-Chennakeshava temple complex, sometimes referred to as the Nagesvara and Chennakesava temples of Mosale, are a pair of nearly identical Hindu temples in the village of Mosale near Hassan city, Karnataka, India. One for Shiva, other for Vishnu, this pair is a set of highly ornamented stone temples, illustrating the Hoysala ...

  5. Mundamala - Wikipedia

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    In Tibetan art, various wrathful deities, including the dharmapalas, wear the mundamala, a five-skull crown and human or animal skins. [19] Manifestations of Akshobhya are generally fearsome and are depicted wearing the mundamala as well as skulls and serpents.

  6. Kerala mural painting - Wikipedia

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    Ancient temples and palaces in Kerala, India, display an abounding tradition of mural paintings mostly dating back between the 9th to 12th centuries CE when this form of art enjoyed royal patronage. The scriptural basis of these paintings can be found in the Sanskrit texts, Chithrasoothram - (Chitrasutra is a part of the Vishnu Dharmottara ...

  7. Skull art - Wikipedia

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    The Aztecs carved skulls in monoliths of lava, and made masks of obsidian and jade. Furthermore, the skull motif was used in decoration. They were molded on pots, traced on scrolls, woven into garments, and formalized into hieroglyphs. Hindu temples and depiction of some Hindu deities have displayed skull art.