Yogini- the female ascetic who practices Tantra is a potent figure in Hindu and Buddhist Tantric tradition, whose benevolence can bring a swift knowledge of the supreme truth to the initiate. As extensions of the supreme feminine energy or Shakti, Yoginis are associated with the goddess Kali and the aspects related to her such as cremation grounds, funeral pyres, ornaments of skulls, and an overall existence that lies beyond the rules of society.
Fusing the potent imagery of Yogini from literature and oral traditions on one canvas, this watercolor painting presents an ethereal Yogini, standing amidst blazing fires which represent Chidagni (fire of inner consciousness) that purifies the mind and the soul. Her posture, flames, and the movement of her hair and ornament add a brilliant sense of dynamism to the painting, infusing the onlooker with a burst of inner energy
Commanding reverence with her presence, the Yogini drinks blood from a bowl in her left hand, symbolizing that true knowledge is attained by transcending the realms of the known and entering the unknown in the quest of the ultimate truth.
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