Kirtimukha
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Kirtimukha is the name of a swallowing fierce face with huge fangs, and gaping mouth, very common in the iconography of Hindu temple architecture in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and often also found
Kirtimukha at Kasivisvesvara Temple at Lakkundi, Gadag district, Karnataka, India
Mandir Kalasa and Kirtimukha ("glorious face").
Kirtimukha above a Hindu temple entrance in Kathmandu, Nepal
Kirtimukha at Amruteshvara temple in Annigeri, Dharwad district, Karnataka state, India
Rahu
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Rāhu is one of the nine major celestial bodies in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. It represents the ascension of the Moon in its precessional orbit around the Earth, also referred to as the north
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…virtue of extraordinary austerities ... accumulated to himself irresistible powers." In a burst of pride, he sent forth his messenger, the Hindu deity Rahu, whose main task is eclipsing the moon, to challenge Shiva. "The challenge ... was that Shiva should give up his shining jewel of a bride Parvati…
13th-century sculpture of Rahu from Konark
The Planet Rahu and other Astral Figures, painting by the Mahesh of Chamba (fl. c. 1730 - 1770). Rietberg Museum
Depiction of Rahu from the 1842 book The Complete Hindoo Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues
Metal icon of Rahu from the Densatil Monastery in Tibet, circa 1400 CE