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Varahi
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Oct 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
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This week we talk about the Matrika Varahi, the Shakti of Varaha, the boar-headed avatar of Vishnu, and a ratridevata (night goddess) associated with left-hand Tantric practices. She is sometimes called Yami, and considered to be the consort of Yama, the god of death. We look at the complexity of her symbolism, with a boar […]
Released:
Oct 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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