In Hinduism, Chinnamasta (also called Chinnamastaka, is one of the mahavidyas, and an aspect of Devi. The literal meaning of the word Chinnamasta is one with a severed head.She is traditionally portrayed as a naked or scantly dressed woman astride the bodies, in intimate position, of Kama (Hindu god of love and sexual lust), and his wife Rati. Chinnamasta, having severed her own head with her own sword, holds her severed head on one of her hands. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck, and one streams into her own mouth of her severed head, while the other two streams into the mouths of her two female associates.

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The most famous temple of Chinnamasta is at Rajrappa, located in the Indian state of Jharkhand, and the place is one of the Shakti Peethas.

See also

• Hindu Goddess

Reference

• Hindu Goddesses:Visine of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Reigious Tradition (ISBN 8120803795) by David Kinsley