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     • Lajjā Gaurī is a lotus -headed Hindu goddess associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as Lajja ("modesty"). She is sometimes shown in a birthing posture, but without outward signs of pregnancy.
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   What is Lajja Gauri?

   • When Parvati saw Shiva, she became frozen with shame. Out of acute embarrassment her head fell off, while her body remained in the erotic posture. Thus the headless goddess came to be known as Lajja gauri- or shameless Goddess. This myth was recorded by shri Lele in his essay Tirthyatraprabandha- a travelogue of pilgrimage.

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   What are the features of Lajja Gauri?

   • The figures of Lajja Gauri have interesting features. Usually, the image has not been represented with a head; instead a lotus is depicted in its place. This has been given the name Kamalamukhi or Kamalamma. The images are found in seated posture and may be considered as provocative in appearance. The legs are bent up and spread apart.

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   What are some examples of Lajja Gauri?

   • Perhaps the best example of Lajja Gauri was found at the Badami Chalukya site of Naganathakolla near Mahakuta, which is now preserved in the ASI Museum in Badami. The Lajja Gauri figures form a unique genre in fertility worship. The images are also called Kamalamma, Kamalamukhi, Kabandhamma, Ellamma, Renuka, etc.

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   What is the uttanapad pose of Lajja Gauri?

   • The pose in which the Indian goddess Lajja Gauri is depicted is known as the uttanapad pose. Her head is substituted by a full-bloomed lotus flower. During the 19th century, when the British archaeologists discovered these images for the first time, they were shocked by the indecent eroticism and the shamelessness of such nude representations.

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   Lajjā Gaurī is a lotus -headed Hindu goddess associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as Lajja ("modesty"). She is sometimes shown in a birthing posture, but without outward signs of pregnancy. [1] 6th century Lajja Gauri relief from Madhya Pradesh. History.

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   Jul 23, 2022 · The Lajja Gauri is a visual form featuring a reclining body with legs spread, representing a yoni or womb, ostensibly at the moment of birth. The form dates to the Harappan period in its most...

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   Apr 30, 2021 · Lajja Gauri has been identified as Aditi Uttanapada—a Vedic Goddess—by art historian Stella Kramrisch.

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   Goddess Lajja Gauri is the shy mother goddess. She is a manifestation of Goddess Parvati and there are numerous stories associated with Lajja Gauri and Lord Shiva. The majority of the stories are folktales and are not found in Hindu scriptures.

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   Apr 17, 2024 · ‘Lajja’ means shame, so the name ‘Lajja Gauri’ may also translate to ‘one with shame’ rather than ‘one without’. But she is now known as ‘the shameless goddess’ because people perceive her as one who needs to be ashamed.

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   Thus the headless goddess came to be known as Lajja gauri- or shameless Goddess. This myth was recorded by shri Lele in his essay Tirthyatraprabandha- a travelogue of pilgrimage. Story collected by : Vidya Kamat

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    Lajja Gauri is the name most widely used in modern India for the image of an Indian Goddess that has a female torso and a lotus flower in place of a head, and her legs are bent up at the knees and drawn up to each side in a pose that has been described as one of “giving birth” or the uttanapad pose.