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Bhikshatana (Sanskrit: भिक्षाटन; Bhikṣāṭana; literally, "wandering
about for alms, mendicancy") or
Bhikshatana-murti (Bhikṣāṭanamūrti) is an
aspect of...
- are also
carvings of
divinities such as
Bhringi with
three legs and
Bhikshatana carved in a
dancing posture; this is in the
northwestern part of the...
- Dakshinamurti's
depiction in
Indian art is
mostly restricted to
Tamil Nadu.
Bhikshatana (Sanskrit भिक्षाटन; Bhikṣāṭana, "wandering
about for alms, mendicancy"...
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aspects of Bhairava; the
others being Brahmashiraschedaka-murti and
Bhikshatana-murti.
Shiva – as the
terrifying Bhairava – cuts the
fifth head of the...
- grains, it will
stick to his hands.
Shiva took the form of a beggar,
Bhikshatana,
roamed the
earth and
asked for food but the
skull was
never full. So...
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Tripurantaka Mahakala Sharabha Ravananugraha Vaidishvara Lingodbhava Somaskanda Bhikshatana Dattatreya The
Tridevi comprises the
consorts of the Trimurti, as well...
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exterior faces of the
vimana (tower) have
images of
aspects of
Shiva -
Bhikshatana,
Somaskanda and in Samhara-Tandava (destructive dancing) pose. In the...
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reenacted the
penance of
Shiva after cutting off one of Brahma's
heads (
Bhikshatana). They
worshipped Shiva with
impure substances like alcohol,
blood and...
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redemption of the sin,
Brahma asked Shiva to
become a
wandering ascetic (
Bhikshatana) and beg for food in a skull. As per the
story of Angalamman, the fifth...
- Chan****swarar (a
saint and
devotee of Shiva).
There are also
images of
Bhikshatana,
Dakshinamurthy sporting a Veena, and Vishnu. The
first precinct is surrounded...
