"Tantrism"

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31 December 2021

Worshippers offer prayers after the sacrifice of a chicken at the ancient Bhairab Nath Temple (Bhairav Nath Temple) at Taumadhi Square in the historic city of Bhaktapur in Nepal. The Bhairab Nath Temple was constructed around the year 1542 AD by King Jagat Jyoti Malla on a modest scale. It was later remodeled by King Bhupatindra Malla into what it is now a three-storied temple. This temple is dedicated to Lord Bhairab, the dreadful aspect of Lord Shiva.

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6 October 2021

Detailed woodwork including several wooden skulls adorn a Hindu Tantric temple located near Butter Lane in Kathmandu City, Nepal, on December 14, 2011.

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23 August 2021

Goat's head along with other religious items in a basket after an animal sacrifice ceremony in front of a tantric temple dedicated to the Goddess Kali in the ancient medieval city of Bhaktapur in Nepal.

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23 August 2021

Relief figure of a female Tanatic demon with a garland of buffalo intestines around her neck at the entrance of a temple dedicated to the Goddess Durga in Dhulikhel, Nepal.

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6 August 2021

Figures of Hindu deities at the Hanuman Ghat temple complex in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 11, 2011. The deities represented here are Mahheshwari (left), Kumari (middle), and BhadraKali (right). Throughout the Kathmandu Valley the primary religion is a fusion between Hinduism and Buddhism and most temples mix aspects of the two religions which are both practiced in harmony.

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