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  2. Bhairavi - Wikipedia

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    Tantric goddess Bhairavi and her consort Shiva depicted as Kāpālika ascetics, sitting in a charnel ground. Painting by Payāg from a 17th-century manuscript (c. 1630–1635), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Bhairavi yantra. Bhairavi is also a title for a female adept in Kundalini, Tantra. A yogini is a student of Tantra or an aspirant.

  3. Mahavidya - Wikipedia

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    The ten Mahavidyas are usually named in the following sequence: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika. [3] Nevertheless, the formation of this group encompass divergent and varied religious traditions that include yogini worship, Saivism , Vaishnavism , and Vajrayana ...

  4. Bhairava - Wikipedia

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    Trika or Kashmiri Shaivism names the Absolute Reality (Para Brahman) as Bhairava. The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra is a key Tantra text of the Trika System. Cast as a discourse between the god Bhairava and his consort Bhairavi it briefly presents 112 Tantric meditation methods or centering techniques . The text is a chapter from the Rudrayamala ...

  5. Shakta pithas - Wikipedia

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    [a] Various Puranas such as Srimad Devi Bhagavatam state the existence of a varying number of 51, 52, 64 and 108 Shakta pithas [2] [3] of which 18 are named as Astadasha Maha (major) in medieval Hindu texts. [2] Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple is one of the 64 and 108 Maha (Major) Shakta pithas and is also the most visited among all. It attracts ...

  6. Tripura Sundari - Wikipedia

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    The Srikula (family of Sri) tradition focuses worship on Devi in the form of the goddess Lalita-Tripura Sundari. Rooted in first-millennium. Rooted in first-millennium. Srikula became a force in South India no later than the seventh century, and is today the prevalent form of Shaktism practised in South Indian regions such as the Kerala , Tamil ...

  7. Ashta Bhairava - Wikipedia

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    The Ashta Bhairavas (Sanskrit: अष्टभैरवः, romanized: Aṣṭabhairavah, lit. 'eight Bhairavas') are the eight manifestations of the Hindu god Bhairava, [1] a ferocious form of Shiva.

  8. Bagalamukhi - Wikipedia

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    Devi Bagalamukhi smashes the devotee's misconceptions and delusions (or the devotee's enemies) with her cudgel. The word "Bagala" is derived from the word "Valga" (meaning – bridle or to rein in) which, became "Vagla" and then "Bagla". [1] She has 108 different names (some others also call her by 1,108 names [2]).

  9. Annapurna (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    The Annapurna Sahasranam is dedicated to the goddess and praises her one thousand names, while the Annapurna Shatanama Stotram is dedicated to her 108 names. A few temples exist that are dedicated to her, some of the most prominent being the Annapoorneshwari Temple established by Agastya at Horanadu and Annapurna Devi Mandir in Varanasi .