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| [[File:Nani ki Mandir2.jpg|150px|alt=Interior view of a Hindu cave temple]]
| [[File:Nani ki Mandir2.jpg|150px|alt=Interior view of a Hindu cave temple]]
| Identified as the [[Hingol River|Hingol valley]], the site is associated with [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]'s ''[[Sahasrara|brahmarandhra]]'' ([[Sanskrit]] for the upper portion of the head).{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=43}}{{sfn|Schaflechner|2018|p=42–47}} Kottari is an alternative spelling of [[Kotavi]], a naked and ferocious mythological mother figure and a possible prototype of [[Chhinnamasta]].{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=43}}{{sfn|Kinsley|1986|p=176}}{{sfn|Schaflechner|2018|p=45}} The [[Hinglaj Mata Temple|cave shrine of Hinglaj]] in [[Balochistan, Pakistan| Balochistan]] is the seat of the deity,{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=85}}{{sfn|Sarkar|1958|p=140–43}}{{sfn|Bhattacharyya|2002|p=60–61}} who is locally called Nani—suggested to be a variation of the ancient Eastern Iranian goddess [[Nana (Bactrian goddess)|Nana]].{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=43}}{{sfn|Schaflechner|2018|p=90}}
| Identified as the [[Hingol River|Hingol valley]], the site is associated with [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]'s ''[[Sahasrara|brahmarandhra]]'' ([[Sanskrit]] for the upper portion of the head).{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=43}}{{sfn|Schaflechner|2018|p=42–47}} Kottari is an alternative spelling of [[Kotavi]], a naked and ferocious mythological mother figure and a possible prototype of [[Chhinnamasta]].{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=43}}{{sfn|Kinsley|1986|p=176}}{{sfn|Schaflechner|2018|p=45}} The [[Hinglaj Mata Temple|cave shrine of Hinglaj]] in [[Balochistan, Pakistan| Balochistan]] is the seat of the deity,{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=85}}{{sfn|Sarkar|1958|p=140–43}}{{sfn|Bhattacharyya|2002|p=60–61}} who is locally called Nani—suggested to be a variation of the ancient Eastern Iranian goddess [[Nana (Bactrian goddess)|Nana]].{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=43}}{{sfn|Bhattacharyya|1973|p=141}}{{sfn|Schaflechner|2018|p=90}}
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| Typically attributed to the city of [[Sukkur]].{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=44}}{{sfn|Sarkar|1958|p=143–44}}
| Typically attributed to the city of [[Sukkur]].{{sfn|Sircar|1948|p=44}}{{sfn|Sarkar|1958|p=143–44}}{{sfn|Bhattacharyya|1973|p=141}}
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Revision as of 14:12, 23 June 2024

List

No.[a] Site Relic[b] Devi[c] Bhairava[d] Image Description
1 Hingula Crown Kottari Bhimalochana Interior view of a Hindu cave temple Identified as the Hingol valley, the site is associated with Sati's brahmarandhra (Sanskrit for the upper portion of the head).[1][2] Kottari is an alternative spelling of Kotavi, a naked and ferocious mythological mother figure and a possible prototype of Chhinnamasta.[1][3][4] The cave shrine of Hinglaj in Balochistan is the seat of the deity,[5][6][7] who is locally called Nani—suggested to be a variation of the ancient Eastern Iranian goddess Nana.[1][8][9]
2 Sharkarar (Three) eyes Mahishamardini Krodhisha Typically attributed to the city of Sukkur.[10][11][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Indicates the sequence in which the name of the site appears in the text
  2. ^ Indicates the part of Sati's body (or her ornament) associated with the site
  3. ^ Refers to the manifestation of the goddess specified as the presiding deity of the site
  4. ^ Refers to the corresponding form of Shiva mentioned as the consort of the goddess

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Sircar 1948, p. 43.
  2. ^ Schaflechner 2018, p. 42–47.
  3. ^ Kinsley 1986, p. 176.
  4. ^ Schaflechner 2018, p. 45.
  5. ^ Sircar 1948, p. 85.
  6. ^ Sarkar 1958, p. 140–43.
  7. ^ Bhattacharyya 2002, p. 60–61.
  8. ^ a b Bhattacharyya 1973, p. 141.
  9. ^ Schaflechner 2018, p. 90.
  10. ^ Sircar 1948, p. 44.
  11. ^ Sarkar 1958, p. 143–44.

Bibliography

  • Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath (1973). History of the Śākta Religion. Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal.
  • Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath (2002). Tantrābhidhāna: A Tantric Lexicon. Delhi: Manohar. ISBN 81-7304-439-2.
  • Kinsley, David (1986). Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-0394-9.
  • Sarkar, Sachidananda (1958). মহাতীর্থ একান্নপীঠের সন্ধানে [In search of the fifty-one pithas] (in Bengali). Kolkata: Sarat Publishing House.
  • Schaflechner, Jürgen (2018). Hinglaj Devi: Identity, Change, and Solidification at a Hindu Temple in Pakistan. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-085053-1.
  • Sircar, Dineshchandra (1948). The Śākta Pīṭhas. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
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