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6 Aug 2021

Relief carving depicting the tantric form of the goddess Kali known as Chhinnamasta at a small temple near Durbar Square in Patan, Nepal, on December 07, 2011. The self-decapitated goddess holds her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Chhinnamasta is shown standing on Kama Deva (the god of love and desire) and his wife Rati, who are engrossed in copulation. Below the couple lies a lotus and in the background is a cremation ground. Chhinnamasta is one of the Mahavidyas, ten tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Devi, the Hindu Devine Mother. She symbolizes both aspects of Devi a life-giver and a life-taker. Her legends emphasize her sacrifice-sometimes with a maternal element, her sexual dominance and her self-destructive fury.

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27 Dec 2025

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chhinnamastika or Chhinnamasta Kali, is a Hindu goddess symbolizing both aspects of Devi - a life-giver and a life-taker. The Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta holds significant importance in both Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism, where she is known as Chinnamunda or Trikaya-vajrayogini. She embodies contradictions, representing sexual self-control and energy. The self-decapitated nude goddess usually stands or sits on a divine copulating couple, holding her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Here, the Chhinnamasta goddess is worshipped with the playing of dhak, drums, and shehnai (a type of wind instrument) in a temple in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 25, 2025.

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27 Dec 2025

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chhinnamastika or Chhinnamasta Kali, is a Hindu goddess symbolizing both aspects of Devi - a life-giver and a life-taker. The Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta holds significant importance in both Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism, where she is known as Chinnamunda or Trikaya-vajrayogini. She embodies contradictions, representing sexual self-control and energy. The self-decapitated nude goddess usually stands or sits on a divine copulating couple, holding her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Here, the Chhinnamasta goddess is worshipped with the playing of dhak, drums, and shehnai (a type of wind instrument) in a temple in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 25, 2025.

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27 Dec 2025

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chhinnamastika or Chhinnamasta Kali, is a Hindu goddess symbolizing both aspects of Devi - a life-giver and a life-taker. The Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta holds significant importance in both Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism, where she is known as Chinnamunda or Trikaya-vajrayogini. She embodies contradictions, representing sexual self-control and energy. The self-decapitated nude goddess usually stands or sits on a divine copulating couple, holding her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Here, the Chhinnamasta goddess is worshipped with the playing of dhak, drums, and shehnai (a type of wind instrument) in a temple in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 25, 2025.

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27 Dec 2025

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chhinnamastika or Chhinnamasta Kali, is a Hindu goddess symbolizing both aspects of Devi - a life-giver and a life-taker. The Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta holds significant importance in both Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism, where she is known as Chinnamunda or Trikaya-vajrayogini. She embodies contradictions, representing sexual self-control and energy. The self-decapitated nude goddess usually stands or sits on a divine copulating couple, holding her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Here, the Chhinnamasta goddess is worshipped with the playing of dhak, drums, and shehnai (a type of wind instrument) in a temple in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 25, 2025.

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27 Dec 2025

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chhinnamastika or Chhinnamasta Kali, is a Hindu goddess symbolizing both aspects of Devi - a life-giver and a life-taker. The Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta holds significant importance in both Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism, where she is known as Chinnamunda or Trikaya-vajrayogini. She embodies contradictions, representing sexual self-control and energy. The self-decapitated nude goddess usually stands or sits on a divine copulating couple, holding her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Here, the Chhinnamasta goddess is worshipped with the playing of dhak, drums, and shehnai (a type of wind instrument) in a temple in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 25, 2025.

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27 Dec 2025

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chhinnamastika or Chhinnamasta Kali, is a Hindu goddess symbolizing both aspects of Devi - a life-giver and a life-taker. The Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta holds significant importance in both Tantric and Tibetan Buddhism, where she is known as Chinnamunda or Trikaya-vajrayogini. She embodies contradictions, representing sexual self-control and energy. The self-decapitated nude goddess usually stands or sits on a divine copulating couple, holding her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Here, the Chhinnamasta goddess is worshipped with the playing of dhak, drums, and shehnai (a type of wind instrument) in a temple in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 25, 2025.

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#8843232

13 Sep 2022

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on a Golden Everlasting Flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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13 Sep 2022

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on a Golden Everlasting Flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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13 Sep 2022

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on a Golden Everlasting Flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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13 Sep 2022

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on a Golden Everlasting Flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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#8716186

25 Aug 2022

Pair of Goldenrod Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) mating on a flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 20, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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#8716188

25 Aug 2022

Pair of Goldenrod Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) mating on a flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 20, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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#8716190

25 Aug 2022

Pair of Goldenrod Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) mating on a flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 20, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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#8716192

25 Aug 2022

Pair of Goldenrod Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) mating on a flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 20, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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25 Aug 2022

Pair of Goldenrod Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) mating on a flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 20, 2022. These beneficial insects prey on aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other garden pests.

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