Yogini Sculptures handed over to India
On 17th November, 2023, two 8th century yogini sculptures stolen from a temple in India were handed over to India’s External Affairs Minister in London (UK).
- The two stone statues of Yogini Chamunda and Yogini Gomukhi, stolen from Lokhari temple in UP’s Banda district in 1970s.
- Yogini Chamunda is one of the major Tantric deities who is a retinue of the warrior goddess Parvati. The name is derived from ‘Chanda’ and ‘Munda’, two ‘Asuras’ who were killed by Chamunda. She is closely associated with Kali.
- Yogini Gomukhi is a Gaumukhi Yogini, one ....
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