{"product_id":"shodashi-tripura-sundari-chinnamasta-mahavidya-forms-of-shakti-18-24-in-poster","title":"Shodashi (Tripura Sundari) \u0026 Chinnamasta - Mahavidya Forms of Shakti (18 × 24 in Poster)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"137\"\u003eCalcutta Art Studio Chromolithograph\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1okhvwl\" data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eRegion \/ Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"223\"\u003eIndia (Kolkata, Bengal School context)\u003cbr data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"221\"\u003e1880–1890\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1j5qwet\" data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"486\"\u003eThis rare and deeply symbolic diptych presents two profound manifestations from the sacred tradition of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"400\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMahavidyas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—revealing the Divine Feminine as both supreme beauty and radical self-transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003eOn the left appears \u003cstrong data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"549\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTripura Sundari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (locally referred to as Shodashi), seated upon a lotus emerging from \u003cstrong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"660\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eShiva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—a visual echo of cosmic creation traditions. 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Shodashi is the still center of the universe—the point where all dualities dissolve into blissful unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1776\"\u003eIn stark contrast, the right panel depicts \u003cstrong data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1254\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eChinnamasta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most enigmatic and intense forms of the Divine Feminine. She stands upon a copulating couple, symbolizing life-force and creation, yet simultaneously transcends it through her shocking act of self-decapitation. Streams of blood flow from her severed neck—nourishing herself and her attendants—representing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1651\"\u003eself-sacrifice, control over desire, and the awakening of kundalini energy\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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