Bhairava

In Hindu lore, Bhairava, a door guardian, is a fearsome canine deity.

Deities of the Canine Kind Jan 2009

Terrifying to behold, Bhairava has many arms, three eyes, long matted hair, and sometimes has a serpent entwined around his body, with a collar of skulls around his neck.

Deities of the Canine Kind Jan 2009

Food sellers plying their ware outside Indian temples dedicated to Siva sell tiny dogs carved out of sugar, which can then be presented as an offering to Bhairava.

Deities of the Canine Kind Jan 2009

On reaching Kirtipur find the Bagh Bhairava temple.

Archive 2006-09-01 Kylie Willison 2006

On reaching Kirtipur find the Bagh Bhairava temple.

The Amazing Race - Nepal Kylie Willison 2006

There were certain masters in India who held the chittamatra view, such as the learned scholars, Shantipa and Bhairava, who later became yogi practitioners of tantra.

The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� Session Four 1997

Bhairava -- another name for the male aspect Shiva -- is talking to Bhairavi -- another name for the female Shakti.

FAQ: Adinatha FAQ Revision 2.0a by Mike Magee 1994

Bhairava is the rishi of the mantra, Ushnik is the metre,

FAQ: Adinatha FAQ Revision 2.0a by Mike Magee 1994

Although the poem itself contains no mention of Krishna, it speaks of Bhairava -- a form of Siva -- as a raging lover, 'insensate in a whirlwind of desire.'

The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry W. G. Archer 1943

He is Mahâdeva, the Great God, Hara the Seizer, Bhairava the terrible one, Paśupati, the Lord of cattle, that is of human souls who are compared to beasts.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896