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107: 291: 17: 267: 998: 339: 221: 244:, he grew infatuated by her, despite the protests of sages that she was his spiritual daughter. The goddess is said to have offered her respects to her creator by circumambulating him. Unable to control himself, in desperation to maintain his sight of her, Brahma manifested three heads to his sides and also one atop his head. This exhausted him of all of his 248:. in another legend, Brahma asserted his superiority over Shiva, his fifth head making a number of incendiary remarks against him. Shiva responded by manifesting his own panchamukha aspect, and sliced off Brahma's fifth head with his fingernail, or commanded his aspect of 1093: 177:, the netherworld. Hanuman rescues the brothers from their captivity, slaying the goddess, and defeats Ahiravana by extinguishing five lamps simultaneously by manifesting his five faces. 834: 528:
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is sometimes featured with five-faces in his iconography, known as Panchamukhi Hanuman, or Panchamukha Anjaneya. Each head is that of a deity associated with
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is sometimes represented with five faces in his iconography, called Heramba or Panchamukha Ganesha. Each head of the deity is said to represent the five
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tradition only since the 15th century CE. The description of the appearance of Panchamukha Hanuman is found in a Tantric treatise called the
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His northern face is called sadyojātam, and represents the mind and the substance called soma. It is supposed to be depicted in a white hue.
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His eastern face is called tatpuruṣam, and represents the organs of touch and action. It is supposed to be depicted in a yellow hue.
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His southern face is called aghoram, and represents intellect and righteousness. It is supposed to be depicted in a blue hue.
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faces the sky. This iconography is not regarded to exist in mainstream Hinduism, and has been primarily featured in the
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His upward face is called iśānam, and represents knowledge and nature. It is supposed to be depicted in a copper hue.
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His western face is called vāmadevam, and represents the ego and fire. It is supposed to be depicted in a red hue.
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Panchamukha Shiva, 16th century, Ayutthaya. Photograph from the National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.
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is sometimes represented in his panchamukha aspect, each connoting one of his attributes:
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The above list of archaeological sites, inscriptions and temples is grossly incomplete.
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This form of the deity also appears in regional traditions of the
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The Panchmukhi Hanuman temple of Basatiyawala is situated in the
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The Panchamukhi Hanuman Statue at Shirdi in Maharashtra, India.
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are depicted with five faces in their iconography, such as
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The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales about Rama and Krishna
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Sanskrit
romanized
lit.
Hindu iconography
deity
Hindu deities
Hanuman
Shiva
Brahma
Ganesha
Gayatri
Correct statue of Panchamukhi Hanuman depicting the five heads in their correct position
Hanuman
Vishnu
Narasimha
Varaha
Garuda
Hayagriva
Tantra
Hanumat Rahashyam
Ramayana
Rama
Lakshmana
Ahiravana
Patala
Sadashiva
Shiva

Brahma

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