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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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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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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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26 December 2022
A Santa Claus figure is seen with visitors populating the Castle Square in the Old Town in Warsaw, Poland on 25 December, 2022.
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13 September 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 September 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 September 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 September 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 August 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 August 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 August 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 August 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 August 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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