Charnel ground
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A charnel ground is an above-ground site for the putrefaction of bodies, generally human, where formerly living tissue is left to decompose uncovered. Although it may have demarcated locations within
A dancing gana, Dashavatara temple, Deogarh
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.
Ganapati, Maha Rakta
Vignantaka trampling or dancing upon Vinayaka
Kapala
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A kapala is a skull cup used as a ritual implement in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious me
Kapala
Bhairava's image in the Durbar Square, Kathmandu. He holds the kapala in his lower right hand, near his chest
Tibetan carved kapala
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, circa 15th century Painted Kapala is seen on one of the left hands