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Posted on: 2 October 2014
Kali Yantra
At the centre Kali is shown four-armed seated on a demonic figure beneath which lie Śiva and a burning corpse. The five sides of the yantra are in this case made up of female figures. The yantra is set within a lotus.
Painting
Painted on cotton
Bengal School
19th century
India
© Trustees of the British Museum
Tantric tradition as visual metaphors for the body of the divine. As expressions of devotion and contemplation, they are similar to Tibetan mandalas in that meditation upon them is tantamount to returning to the primordial fiat of one’s being
Is it a Ajit Mukherjee collection ?
oh i love your explanation, Bibhash Gupta! and Rare Book Society of India thank you for all these divine images and conversations.
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Awesome
There are five women on all three sides touching hand to leg!
Merci:)€
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sadyah chhinn sirah kripan abhayam hastarbarm vibhratim ghorasyam sirsamstrijamsurichiramunmukt kesavalim srkwasik prvaham samsannilyam srutyohsavalankritim syamangikritmekhalam savkarerdevi bhaje kalikam... jay mai.