Dasha Mahavidyas – IV: Sodasi, the Mother of Desire

[contextly_sidebar id=”afBMpAnHQghuso8unMFbA3sg5Aj08xE1″] Among the most important goddesses of the Mahāvidyā pantheon, Mahatripura Sundari certainly ranks high. Known also as Ṣoḍaśī, Lalita, More...

Dasha Mahavidyas- III: Bhairavi

[contextly_sidebar id=”MyJdcxjys3HIRoZB3JPy48fafbeLYX6O”] One of the most important goddess in the Mahavidyā pantheon is Bhairavi, a term that has wide application and meaning in the Tantric tradition. More...

Dasha Mahavidyas-II: Chinnamasta

[contextly_sidebar id=”bZNQq8rm338h7LHlB1YGWOr6m5o4i7zs”] Among the various Mahavidyas arguably the most awe inspiring iconography is that of Goddess Chinnamastā. She appears either 5th or 6th in the More...

Dasha Mahavidyas-I

Perhaps the most intriguing and esoteric manifestation of different forms of the Goddess are the ten Mahavidya-s, who hold a preeminent position of great practical prominence in the Shakta traditions particularly More...