If we are to look for the origins of the #Yoginis, it appears that we must turn to the simple village cult & to the #GramaDevatas/ #GramaDevatis, the local village #gods & #goddesses. In villages of #India they are the favoured #deities
- Vidya Dehejia

#Bhubaneswar #Odisha
List of 64 #Yoginis at #Chausathi #Jogini #Temple ( #Hirapur), near #Bhubaneswar #Odisha
1) Maya - standing on a corpse lying straight
2) Tara - mounted on a corpse in bent knee pose
3) Narmada - standing on an elephant
4) Yamuna - standing on a tortoise
#Tantra #Tantric #Yogini
List of 64 #Yoginis at #Chausathi #Jogini #Temple ( #Hirapur), near #Bhubaneswar #Odisha 1) Maya - standing on a corpse lying straight2) Tara - mounted on a corpse in bent knee pose3) Narmada - standing on an elephant4) Yamuna - standing on a tortoise #Tantra #Tantric #Yogini
List of 64 #Yoginis at #Chausathi #Jogini #Temple ( #Hirapur), near #Bhubaneswar #Odisha 1) Maya - standing on a corpse lying straight2) Tara - mounted on a corpse in bent knee pose3) Narmada - standing on an elephant4) Yamuna - standing on a tortoise #Tantra #Tantric #Yogini
List of 64 #Yoginis at #Chausathi #Jogini #Temple ( #Hirapur), near #Bhubaneswar #Odisha 1) Maya - standing on a corpse lying straight2) Tara - mounted on a corpse in bent knee pose3) Narmada - standing on an elephant4) Yamuna - standing on a tortoise #Tantra #Tantric #Yogini
List of 64 #Yoginis at #Chausathi #Jogini #Temple ( #Hirapur), near #Bhubaneswar #Odisha 1) Maya - standing on a corpse lying straight2) Tara - mounted on a corpse in bent knee pose3) Narmada - standing on an elephant4) Yamuna - standing on a tortoise #Tantra #Tantric #Yogini
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