Aşţabhairava

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By Jit Majumdar


  1. the eight Bhairavas
  2. the group of eight tāntrik male deities who are the emanations or aspects of Śiva, namely; Asitāńga, Ruru, Canda, Unmatta, Bhayańkara, Kapālī, Bhīşaņa and Sańhāra (T. Śāstra).