Chhinnamasta
Culture & Region
Hindu/Tantric India
Time Period
c. Medieval Tantric texts (10th c. CE onwards)
Domains
Self-sacrificekundaliniparadoxsexual energydeath
Symbols & Animals
Self-decapitationblood streamsswordlotus
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Rajrappa (Jharkhand)
- Tantric sites
Key Myths & Stories
Cuts off own head; feeds attendants with blood streams; paradoxical goddess; one of Mahavidyas
Related Deities
One of 10 Mahavidyas (wisdom goddesses); extreme Shakti form