"Wind instrument"

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27 December 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 December 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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#13132877

27 December 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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#13132878

27 December 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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#13132879

27 December 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 December 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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#12951886

5 November 2025

A street musician arranges traditional wind instruments and accessories under warm afternoon light at a public spot in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. The scene shows part of daily life and urban street culture.

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#12664198

21 August 2025

A Newar Buddhist devotee plays the traditional wind instrument Ponga during the Panchadaan Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on August 21, 2025. Panchadaan, also known as the festival of five summer gifts, is a sacred alms-giving ritual where devotees worship Dipankara Buddha and offer five traditional alms in monastic courtyards and community squares.

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#12487291

19 June 2025

A red-and-white windsock mounted on a rooftop installation shows wind direction and speed in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 25, 2022.

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#11894521

24 December 2024

A brass band plays wind instruments at Muhldorf/Inn Train Station in Bavaria, Germany, on December 24, 2024. Passengers and locals gather in the holiday atmosphere on Christmas Eve.

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#11894522

24 December 2024

A brass band plays wind instruments at Muhldorf/Inn Train Station in Bavaria, Germany, on December 24, 2024. Passengers and locals gather in the holiday atmosphere on Christmas Eve.

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#11894523

24 December 2024

A brass band plays wind instruments at Muhldorf/Inn Train Station in Bavaria, Germany, on December 24, 2024. Passengers and locals gather in the holiday atmosphere on Christmas Eve.

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#11894524

24 December 2024

A brass band plays wind instruments at Muhldorf/Inn Train Station in Bavaria, Germany, on December 24, 2024. Passengers and locals gather in the holiday atmosphere on Christmas Eve.

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#11894525

24 December 2024

A brass band plays wind instruments at Muhldorf/Inn Train Station in Bavaria, Germany, on December 24, 2024. Passengers and locals gather in the holiday atmosphere on Christmas Eve.

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#11626824

1 October 2024

A weather vane sits atop a barn in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 30, 2024.

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#11230411

12 May 2024

A weather vane is depicting a harness racing standardbred and driver at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, on May 11, 2024.

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