Rajrappa Chhinnamasta (full)
Deities

Rajrappa Chhinnamasta (full)

Chinnamastā of Rajrappa

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 12th c.

Rajrappa Chhinnamasta (full)

Already covered; duplicate slug for cross-reference. The tantric Mahāvidyā shrine.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

Offerings
flowersincensecoconutblood offerings (historical)
Sacred colours
redgoldblack

📖 Stories

  • Chhinnamasta — Self-Decapitated Goddess
    Chhinnamasta is a Mahavidya who depicts the goddess holding her own severed head. The self-decapitation representsego-death and transcendence in tantric practice.
    — Tantric tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• morning puja
• tantric rituals
Puja sequence
  1. flowers
  2. incense
  3. coconut

🛕 Principal Temples

  • Rajrappa Chhinnamasta Temple12th c.
    📍 Rajrappa, Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India
    23.6334°, 85.7027° — view on map
    Festivals: Chaitra Navratri · Ashwin Navratri
    Tantric Mahavidya shrine; self-decapitated goddess form

🎊 Festivals

  • Chaitra Navratri
    Chaitra (Mar–Apr) · 9 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Tantric texts on Mahavidyastantra
  • Chhinnamasta Stotrastotra