Sagar Bhandari

From the spiritual point of view, there is neither opposition in this creation nor the origin of any entity. Neither any individual is bound nor there is any seeker nor there is any mumukṣu nor any individual is liberated. There is nothing except All-mother All-pervasive Śrī Parāmbikā🧡

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Vishnu Shiva - Puranjanma Hindu print Kalyan. “Kalyan” is a Hindi monthly magazine published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. (via CollectorBazar: Plan Your Hobby)

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Kali 1885–1890. Publisher: Calcutta Art Studio. Lithograph Dimensions 11 15/16 x 16 1/16 in. / 30.3 x 40.8 cm. At bottom: Calcutta Art Studio 185 Bowbazar St

This print belongs to a set of five prints depicting the 10 Mahavidyas. The Mahavidyas, who first appear in late medieval Hinduism, are considered to be individual incarnations or manifestations of the Great Goddess, paralleling the ten incarnations of Vishnu.

An origin story relates them to ten forms assumed by Shiva’s wife Sati, in her anger over the disrespect her father, Daksha, showed toward Shiva.

The Mahavidyas were particularly honored in the Bengal region. The first of the five prints, this image depicts Kali naked, holding a severed head and a bloody cleaver, and wearing a garland of skulls as well as a belt of severed arms. She stands astride a prostrate Shiva and is accompanied by jackals. (via Museum of Fine Arts Boston)

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Gayatri Mata 1952 Akhand Jyoti Gayatri Pariwar monthly Magazine July. Lakshmi Cover. (via CollectorBazar: Newshistory)

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Tara 1885–1890. Publisher: Calcutta Art Studio. Lithograph Dimensions 11 15/16 x 16 1/16 in. / 30.3 x 40.8 cm. At bottom: Calcutta Art Studio 185 Bowbazar St

This print belongs to a set of five prints depicting the 10 Mahavidyas. The Mahavidyas, who first appear in late medieval Hinduism, are considered to be individual incarnations or manifestations of the Great Goddess, paralleling the ten incarnations of Vishnu.

An origin story relates them to ten forms assumed by Shiva’s wife Sati, in her anger over the disrespect her father, Daksha, showed toward Shiva.

The Mahavidyas were particularly honored in the Bengal region. Tara appears similar to Kali, but she is pregnant and wears a tiger skin. She is depicted standing in a cremation ground surrounded by blazing fires. (via Museum of Fine Arts Boston)

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Krupasindhu Bhagwan Srishankar Hindu print Kalyan. “Kalyan” is a Hindi monthly magazine published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (via Etsy: LoveFromLakshmi)

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Dattatreya Leela (via ebay: VintageIndia)

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Dattatreya (via eBay: Indian Allegory @allegory003)

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The Soul at Death The Demons and Gods battle over the soul.

An antique illustration from a Kalyan magazine, first published in the 1920s. (via Etsy: EasternImage)

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Shree Laxmi Early 20th century Oleograph (via StoryLTD)

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Arjuna Pashupatastra - Donation by Lord Shiv Shankar Hindu print Kalyan. “Kalyan” is a Hindi monthly magazine published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (via Etsy: LoveFromLakshmi)

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Shiva and Shakti Shiva and Goddess Kali. Dutch Bengal School. Oil on Canvas.

🏛️ Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata (via Museums Of India - National Portal And Digital Repository)

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Shiva Parvati Ganesha Kartikeya National Art Museum, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal. (via responsiblenepaltours.com)

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Goddess Kali 1911 Artist: K. M. Khan. Oil on Canvas.

🏛️ Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata (via Museums Of India - National Portal And Digital Repository)

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Kali … Vintage-style Indian Hindu devotional print | Etsy

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Goddess Shobha Bhagwat Shova Bhagawati temple, Kathmandu (via Rajun Nepal)

The Shova Bhagawati temple is an important Shakti Pitha and thousands of devotees throng to the temple on Saturdays and during the festival of Navaratra, when tantric rituals are performed in honour of the goddess.

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Sri Dattatreya Publisher: Sharma Picture Publications. Artist: B.G. Sharma.

Dattatreya, or Sri Datta is a Hindu deity who is also regarded as an aspect of the Divine Trinity or Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. (via Etsy: Ombhaktishringar)