Mundasana Kali: Exploring the Sectarian Affiliation of Obscure Sculptures Found in Deccan Region
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- KALI-NOV05-C004
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- Chaitanya Arun Sathe
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- English
- Date / edition
- 2025
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- Proceedings: Timeless Deccan - Exploring Caves, Temple Architecture and Iconography, ISBN 978-81-983822-8-3
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- Additional Full-Text Sources — 5 November 2026; Maharashtra and Karnataka, India; Direct Kali sculpture and historical iconography
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An iconographic study of unusual Kali figures in Solapur and Satara districts, shown seated on severed animal and human heads. Compares sculpture attributes with Shakta and Aghora-associated ritual texts while marking the sectarian attribution as a research hypothesis.
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Chaitanya Arun Sathe | 2025 | Maharashtra and Karnataka, India | English
Publication: Proceedings: Timeless Deccan - Exploring Caves, Temple Architecture and Iconography, ISBN 978-81-983822-8-3
An iconographic study of unusual Kali figures in Solapur and Satara districts, shown seated on severed animal and human heads. Compares sculpture attributes with Shakta and Aghora-associated ritual texts while marking the sectarian attribution as a research hypothesis.
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Relationship: Direct Kali sculpture and historical iconography
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Chaitanya Arun Sathe. Mundasana Kali: Exploring the Sectarian Affiliation of Obscure Sculptures Found in Deccan Region. Proceedings: Timeless Deccan - Exploring Caves, Temple Architecture and Iconography, ISBN 978-81-983822-8-3. 2025.
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