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People paying respects at the Kaal Bhairav shrine in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site #312279344
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Bhairava ('frightful'), or Kala Bhairava, is a Hindu Shaivite and Vajrayana Buddhist deity worshipped in India, Nepal, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, as well as Japan. In Shaivism, he is a powerful avatar of Shiva, associated with annihilation. In Vajrayana Buddhism, he is considered a fierce emanation of boddhisatva Manjusri, and also called Heruka, Vajrabhairava and Yamantaka. Bhairava wears a tiger skin and a ritual apron composed of human bones, and is depicted with a range of twisted serpents.
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