. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. jciBqBj\r. I.] CAKTA INl-LUEXCE. IxXV of silver. The origiual site of this goddess wasKhiciiiDg in Panchpir. Amoug the peoijle shegoes by the name of Ivicliakegvaii. Manybelieve that tliis image was established by theVaiiata Kajas. The village Badasai was at one time the cliief Pasa-eeutre of Tantrika iuHuence. Here men were p^^*^ *sacrificed daily in the temple of Pa^a-Chandi. is a small tank by the side of this temple,within which, if properly searched, human skullsmay still Ije found. From the fact that humansacrilices were frequen
. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. jciBqBj\r. I.] CAKTA INl-LUEXCE. IxXV of silver. The origiual site of this goddess wasKhiciiiDg in Panchpir. Amoug the peoijle shegoes by the name of Ivicliakegvaii. Manybelieve that tliis image was established by theVaiiata Kajas. The village Badasai was at one time the cliief Pasa-eeutre of Tantrika iuHuence. Here men were p^^*^ *sacrificed daily in the temple of Pa^a-Chandi. is a small tank by the side of this temple,within which, if properly searched, human skullsmay still Ije found. From the fact that humansacrilices were frequently offered here, the placesubsequently came to be known b}- the name Bali-mnndali. The image of Pa^a-Chandlhas now been removed to Baiipada. The god-dess, though known here as Pa^a-Chandi, is calledin the Tantras Rudra-Bhairavi. (Fig. 37).The image corresponds in many respect to thehideous form of Chamunda. The following instructions for meditating onUudra-Bliairavi are found in the JnanarnavaTantra ;— [One should meditate upon] the goddess,bright
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