Panchamukhai
Sign in to savethumb|Panchamukha Shiva, 16th century, Ayutthaya. Photograph from the National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand. Panchamukha (), also rendered Panchamukhi, is a concept in Hindu iconography in which a deity is represented with five heads. Several Hindu deities are depicted with five faces in their iconography, such as Hanuman, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha, and Gayatri.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Iconography
- Hanuman
- Shiva
- Brahma
- Ganesha
- Gayatri
- Temples
- Panchmukhi Hanuman temple, Basatiyawala
- Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple, Karachi
- See also
- References
thumb|Panchamukha Shiva, 16th century, Ayutthaya. Photograph from the National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand. Panchamukha (), also rendered Panchamukhi, is a concept in Hindu iconography in which a deity is represented with five heads. Several Hindu deities are depicted with five faces in their iconography, such as Hanuman, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha, and Gayatri.
== Iconography ==
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