Tantric Goddess Kamakala and Spouse in Ritual Embrace (yab-yum)

Tantric Deities Hevajra and Nairatmya in Ritual Embrace (Yab-Yum)

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Hearing her declaration of love, Ayaz falls at the feet of Mahmuda at the holy shrine. The scene is witnessed by Salim, Ayaz’s friend, and a maid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night

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Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi in Ritual Embrace (Yab-Yum)

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Personified Ritual Dagger (Vajrakila) in Ritual Embrace (Yab-yum)

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Kubjika–Navatman

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Plaque with Local Deity Ghantakarna and Spouse

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Goddess Vajravarahi Dancing with Chopper (karttrika) and Skullcup (kapala)

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King Bahram, who has married Khassa’s daughter, has her tied to a camel to be abandoned in the desert as a result of false accusations made by Khulasa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first Night

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The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are trapped by her in a cellar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night

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A group of women in ecstasy before Madhava, folio 4 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala

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The mendicant’s wife deceives him with a soldier, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night

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Tantric Enlightened Being (Vajrayogini) Queen of Bliss (Dechen Gyalmo)

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