Subhashini BA

Chintamani Ganapati – Applied Indology

Chintamani is a the elephant-headed god of wisdom form of Lord Ganesha and is one of Ashtavinayakas among the eight forms of Ganesha. All the idols of Ashtavinayaka are Swayambhu / self originated. All the the eight revered shrines of Ganesha are located in Maharashtra. Village of Theur is located in the Haveli taluka of Pune district, near the confluence of river Bhima and the conjoint river Mula-Mutha.

Kala Bhairava – Applied Indology

Kala Bhairava is the shortened form of Kaala Shakti Bhairava, the Lord who controls the Shakti of Kala – the Power of Time. A Fearsome Destroyer emanation of Lord Shiva, Whose name translates to the Terrifying Blackness of Time-Death The Sanskrit word ‘Kala’ simultaneously meaning ‘Black’, ‘Death’, and ‘Time’.