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Rare 19thC carved wooden Tantric Hindu Goddess Kamakhya with two Tantric amulets For Sale


Rare 19thC carved wooden Tantric Hindu Goddess Kamakhya with two Tantric amulets
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Rare 19thC carved wooden Tantric Hindu Goddess Kamakhya with two Tantric amulets:
$750.00

Very Rare 19thC carved wooden Tantric Hindu Goddess Kamakhya with two Tantric Yoni (vagina) amulets connected with the worship of Kamakhya.
Some aspects of the worship of Kamakhya remain very secret and contain sexual practices ('Left hand' practices) concealed from those outside her cult.According to the Kalika Purana, Kamakhya Temple denotesthe spot where Sati used to retire in secret to satisfy her amour with Shiva, and it was also the place where her yoni (genitals, womb) fell after Shiva tandav (dance of destruction) with the corpse of Sati.
Wikipedia has this to say:

TheKalika Purana, an ancient work inSanskritdescribesKamakhyaas the yielder of all desires, the young bride ofShiva, and the giver of salvation.Shaktiis known as Kamakhya.Tantrais basic to worship, in the precincts of this ancient temple ofmother goddessKamakhya.

The worship of all female deity in Assam symbolizes the "fusion of faiths and practices" of Aryan and non-Aryan elements in Assam.[49]The different names associated with the goddess are names of local Aryan and non-Aryan goddesses.[50]TheYogini Tantramentions that the religion of theYogini Pithais ofKirataorigin.[51]According to Banikanta Kakati, there existed a tradition among the priests established by Naranarayana that theGaros, amatrilinealpeople, offered worship at the earlier Kamakhya site by sacrificing pigs.[52]The tradition of sacrifices continue today with devotees coming every morning with animals and birds to offer to the goddess.[53]

The goddess is worshipped according to bothvamachara("left-hand path") as well as thedakshinachara("right-hand path") modes of worship.[54]Offerings to the goddess are usually flowers, but might include animal sacrifices. In general female animals are exempt from sacrifice, a rule that is relaxed during mass sacrifices.[55]

Age: 19th century or earlier. The Goddess has recently been mounted on a museum style wooden plinth which is removeable.

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