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title: Ten Mahavidyas, Shiva and Sakti Madhubani Painting
author: Toyin Adepoju
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12027/ten-mahavidyas-shiva-and-sakti-madhubani-painting/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ten Mahavidyas, Shiva and Sakti Madhubani Painting
_Authored by Toyin Adepoju_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12027.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Madhubani painting showing the Ten Mahavidyas (10 aspects of wisdom associated with Parvati), [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/shiva/) and [Sakti](https://www.worldhistory.org/Devi/), with the serpent Shri Yantra.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Adepoju, T. (2020, March 20). Ten Mahavidyas, Shiva and Sakti Madhubani Painting. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Adepoju, Toyin. "Ten Mahavidyas, Shiva and Sakti Madhubani Painting." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 20, 2020. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madhubani_Mahavidyas.jpg) by [**Toyin Adepoju**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madhubani_Mahavidyas.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.