Yoginī & Mātṝkās: Ecstatic Divine Celebration Introduction Across cultures and continents dance and music has always been part of the human celebration and also a way to transcend the profane…
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Travels
Protective Yoginis and Goddesses destroyers of demons. Syncretism between Hinglaj Mata and Mahishauramardini
mars 15, 2017Several legends influenced by historical events tell similar stories about the twin princes that were evil demons. They robbed and killed everywhere they went. The people asked Lord Shiva to…
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“Qui étaient donc ces Yoginîs délicatement sculptées qui souriaient ou affichaient des expressions agressives ou avec des têtes d’animaux à la place de leur tête humaine? Pourquoi les appelait-on Yoginîs?…
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After my first encounter in 2005 with a Yogini Temple, in Hirapur in the state of Orissa in India, I started to look for all kinds of information regarding the…
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“…Time and life stood still. All activity was hidden within the deep vegetation. Birds and insects were like jungle fairies playing with us. We could hear them but not see…
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