#Thread 𝟼𝟺 Yᴏɢɪɴɪ Gᴏᴅᴅᴇssᴇs !
1. “64 are the instruments of enjoyments that tempt the individual soul (jiva). 64 are the divisions (kalas) within jiva; Sixty and four are the chambers of jiva’s chakras; Sixty and four; where Shiva-Shakti reside.“
Thirumandiram V. 1418
2. The Hirapur Temple of Odisha is built of coarse sand stones blocks . While its Yogini are curved from fin grained grey chlorinate. The inner walls of this circular pavilion or Chandi Mandapa,30 feet in diameter and walls containing 64 inches to house the sculptures of yoginis
3 .D origin of D Yoginis appears to be in small, rural villages. They R local village goddesses, grama devatis, who look over the welfare of an individual village. Thro' Tantrism, they were able 2 gain new forms & vitality as a group of goddesses who could impart magical powers
4. These village goddesses seem to have been gradually transformed and consolidated into potent numerical groupings of 64 (sometimes 81 sometimes 42) acquiring thereby a totally different character.
There are 4 main traditions that are associated with the cult of the yoginis 👇
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The first tradition is the idea of the yoginis as aspects of the Devi or Great Goddess. The yoginis were said to be formed from different parts of the Devi, including: her voice, sweat, navel, forehead, cheeks,lips, ears,limbs, toe nails, womb, and her anger.