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10 MM KAPALA BONE MALA

$ 19.99

Item Code: NHHM-51

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10 MM SKULL BONE MALA:-

This mala is made of carved skull beads and symbolic of Nar Mund mala which Goddess Kali and even Lord Shiva wears.  Skull Mala is used for ‘japa’ of Goddess Kali and Lord Shiva. This Mala is made with carved skull beads are reminiscent of the necklace of skulls that the Goddess Kali wears symbolizing liberation, knowledge and wisdom. Another interpretation links the mundamala symbolizing the heads of foes and demons slain by the wearer goddess in battle. The mundamala in the context of Chhinnamasta’s iconography is said to signify her victory over Time and fear of Death.

This Mala is also called kapalamala or rundamala, is a garland of severed human heads and/or skulls, in Hindu iconography and Tibetan Buddhist iconography. In Hinduism, the mundamala is a characteristic of fearsome aspects of the Hindu Divine Mother and the god Shiva; while in Buddhism, it is worn by wrathful deities of Tibetan Buddhism.  The mala in the context of Chhinnamasta’s iconography is said to signify her victory over Time and fear of Death. In Shiva’s iconography, the mundamala represents the continual creation and destruction cycles of human existence Like in Hindu iconography, the mundamala symbolizes the Sanskrit alphabet in Buddhist iconography too. In Chakrasamvara’s iconography, it symbolizes the “abandonment of phenomenal appearances” as well as his union with his consort Vajravarahi (when depicted with him)

Size:- 10 mm

Beads:- 72 beads

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