Maa Chinnamasta – The Goddess Who Cut Off Her Own Head

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Chinnamasta Devi is the sixth of the ten Mahavidyas in the Shakta tantric
tradition — and among the most striking. She is shown holding her own
severed head in one hand, drinking the blood that flows from her neck,
standing on a copulating couple as a symbol of transcending desire itself.

Her name comes from “chinna” (severed) and “masta” (head) — the goddess
who gave up her own head as an act of self-sacrifice. She represents the
mastery of ego and worldly attachment, and is closely linked to Kundalini
energy and the awakening of higher consciousness in tantric practice.

This film brings Maa Chinnamasta’s iconography to life — grounded in
classical tantric sources, built for devotees who want to understand her,
not just see her.