Bhairava
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Bhairava, or Kāla Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists. In Shaivism, he is a powerful manifestation, or avatar, of Shiva. In the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism
South Indian depiction of Bhairava riding on his vahana (dog), 12th century
Bhairava depicted in Elephanta Caves, mid-5th century
Mahakala Bhairava depicted on a chaturmukha (four-faced) lingam, 10th century
Dancing Bhairava, Bengal, 12th century
Bhairavi
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Bhairavi is a Hindu goddess, described as one of the Mahāvidyas, the ten avatars of the mother goddess. She is the consort of Bhairava.
Bhairava
…Brahman) as Bhairava. The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra is a key Tantra text of the Trika System. Cast as a discourse between the god Bhairava and his consort Bhairavi it briefly presents 112 Tantric meditation methods or centering techniques (Dharana). The text is a chapter from the Rudrayamala Tantra, a Bhairava…
A lithograph of Bhairavi
Tantric goddess Bhairavi and her consort Shiva depicted as Kāpālika ascetics, sitting in a charnel ground. Painting by Payāg from a 17th-century manuscript (c. 1630–1635), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Bhairavi yantra
Debi Durga Sculpture by Sandalwood Murshidabad WB 30 01 2018