The Mahavidya (Sanskrit: महाविद्या, IAST: Mahāvidyā, lit. Great Wisdoms) are a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses. The 10 Mahavidyas are usually named...

Hinduism, the goddess Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is considered a form of Adishakti, the tantric manifestation of Parvati...

(Sanskrit: धूमावती, Dhūmāvatī, literally "the smoky one") is one of the Mahavidyas, a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses. Dhumavati represents the fearsome...

Bagalā (Sanskrit: बगलामुखी) is the female form of a personification of the mahavidyas (great wisdom/science), a group of ten Tantrik deities in Hinduism. Devi...

IAST: Bhuvaneśvarī) is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one of the highest aspects of Mahadevi. She...

Hindu temple of the mahavidya goddess Bagalamukhi. Also known as Pitambara, a devi of the Hindu religion and one of the ten Mahavidyas. She is associated...

(Sanskrit: मातङ्गी, IAST: Mātaṅgī) is a Hindu goddess. She is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and an aspect of the Hindu Divine Mother. She is...

Bhairavi (Sanskrit: भैरवी) is a Hindu goddess, described as one of the Mahāvidyas, the ten avatars of the mother goddess. She is the consort of Dakṣiṇāmūrti...

western states of India), is a Hindu goddess (Devi). She is one of the Mahavidyas, ten goddesses from the esoteric tradition of Tantra, and a ferocious...

forms such as Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Kali, Parvati, Navadurga, Mahavidya, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and others. Author Helen T. Boursier says: "In Hindu...

of her graceful aspect. She is believed to be the tenth and the last Mahavidya. She is also considered to be the last form of the goddess Adi Parashakti...

Matangi is also part of the Shakta set of goddesses known as the ten Mahavidyas. Matangi is important in Shri Vidya Shaktism, where she is also known...

text, Radha is the Prakriti-Padmini, who is another form or expansion of Mahavidya Tripura Sundari, while Krishna is identified as a masculine form of Kali...

Palas and the Mahavidyas under the Kochs. The main temple is surrounded in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas of Saktism, namely...

Chandanayika Chanda Chandavati Chandarupa Atichandika Ugrachanda Hinduism portal Mahavidya Navaratri Parvati has been described in the nine stage in nine different...

goddess Bagalamukhi, a devi of the Hindu religion and one of the ten Mahavidyas. She is associated with the colour yellow. she is also named as peethambara...

power, destruction and death in Shaktism. Kali is the first of the ten Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition. Kali's earliest appearance is when she...

Bacab Bhairava Diggaja Dikpali Four Heavenly Kings Four sons of Horus Mahavidya Maitei Ngaakpa Lai Matrikas Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri Titan Kumar...

is in all things the form of wisdom." Kamakhya is associated with the Mahavidyas, who each have temples dedicated to them at the Kamakhya temple complex...

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goddess Bagalamukhi, a devi of the Hindu religion and one of the ten Mahavidyas. She is associated with the colour yellow. The temple is popular at the...

India, various Hindu and Buddhist goddesses were combined to form the Mahavidya, a pantheon of ten goddesses. The most common forms of the Mahadevi worshipped...

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Purana. Standing next to the main temple is the Das Mahavidya temple, dedicated to the Mahavidyas. It is a venue for devotees of Devi to congregate for...

of the six perfections Awakening (bodhi) In this sutra, the sadaksari mahavidya (six syllabled great vidya) also appears as a goddess, "autumn yellow"...

forms and killed evil beings in forms such as Gauri, Durga, Kali, the ten Mahavidyas, and the Navadurgas. Parvati is an embodiment of Shakti. In Shaivism,...

Pratik Rahasyam, Mahalakshmi creates Mahakali/Mahamaya and Mahasaraswati/Mahavidya who represent the tamas guna and satva guna, respectively. However, unlike...

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Shaktism History Deities Mahadevi (Supreme) Devi Shakti Parvati Durga Mahavidya Kali Lalita Matrikas Lakshmi Saraswati Scriptures and texts Vedas Tantras...

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