Sacred Deviant

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-Venus at the Bath-

[deathandmysticism]

Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic, 1882

[sixpenceee]

Horse dances along the beach in pure bliss before accelerating to top speed | source

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The Gate of Angkor Thom in Krong Siem Reap, CAMBODIA

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Buddha’s feet and the crowd

Christof Keßemeier, 10-2014

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“In spite of so many stubborn lies, at every moment, at every opportunity, the truth comes to light, the truth of life and death, of my solitude and my bond with the world, of my freedom and my servitude, of the insignificance and the sovereign importance of each person and all people.”

— Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity

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Patrick Arrasmith

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Amerianna - Heavenly Ambiance

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World’s Treasure (Cintamani), 1924, Nicholas Roerich

Medium: canvas,tempera

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Rock crystal statuette of the goddess Bastet in her form of sacred cat

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Bastet, roman period Egypt

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Lord Ganesha (via Twitter: Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India)

[mahayanapilgrim-deactivated2025]

Let go of what has passed

Let go of what may come

Let go of what is happening now

Don’t try to figure anything out

Don’t try to make anything happen

Relax, right now, and rest

Tilopa

There are a number of differing biographies about Tilopa but they agree that though he studied the Vajrayana teachings with many gurus in India, his principle teacher, or root guru, was Vajradhara, the primordial buddha. Thus, the source of the Kagyu lineage is said to be the essence of buddhahood itself, and this understanding of the source of the Kagyu lineage is reflected in many different ways in Kagyu iconography.

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✴ THE MOON ✴ Finally finished this illustration… Not a self portrait!!! Hope you like my version of this tarot card 🌛

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Mamba Muntu (Mami Wata) and her Muslim/Marabout devotee by Alimasi

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Baby Jesus in Aztec clothes

[hinducosmos]

How to identify Saptamatrikas SahastraBahu Temple, 8th-century Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India

Tourism_teacher wrote : How to identify “Saptamatrikas” in temples? Saptamatrikas are the feminine Energies of Gods like Brahma, Shiva, Kartikeya, Vishnu, Varaha, Indra, Bhairava. They look like their consorts with similar Vahanas and Ayudhas.

One easy way of identifying them is, mostly they are on the door Jambs of the temples. Ayudhas or Vahanas as mentioned in the picture is the way to recognize them individually.

While all the Matrika’s Vahanas are same to their Consorts. Varahi can be identified by Mahisha & Chamundi by Preta. Sometimes Ashtamatrikas are also found in temples – adding Vinayaki or Narasimhi. As per Agamas the Saptamatrikas should be flanked on both sides by Veerabhadra & Ganesha.

The oldest reference of Saptamatrikas can be available from the seals of Indus valley Civilization. Even to this day Saptamatrikas are relevant and worshipped but historians have no guts to declare the religion of Indus valley nor the continuity of the Civilization.

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