the foremost example is that of Shiva ( along with his aspects such as Bhairava and Mahakala, whose forehead is adorned with the crescent moon.

The Hindu Tantras total ninety-two scriptures, where sixty four are purely Abheda ( literally " without differentiation ", or monistic ), known as the Bhairava Tantras or Kashmir Śaivite Tantras, eighteen are Bhedābheda ( literally " with differentiation and without differentiation " or monistic cum dualistic ), known as the Rudra Tantras ), and ten are completely Bheda ( literally " differentiated " or dualistic ), known as the Tantras.

Bhairava ( Sanskrit:, (" Terrible " or " Frightful ",), sometimes known as Bhairo or Bhairon or Bhairadya or Bheruji ( In Rajasthan ), Kaal Bhairava, Kaala Bhairavar ( க ா ல ப ை ரவர ்) or Vairavar ( In Tamil ), is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated with annihilation.

Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Devi who is virtually indistinguishable from Kali, with the exception of her particular identification as the consort of Bhairava.

Bhairava with his consort, Bhairavi

In Kashmir Shaivism and especially in Kaula it is considered that a progeny of parents " established in the divine essence of Bhairava ", is endowed with exceptional spiritual and intellectual prowess.

Jigje Lhakhang houses the image of Bhairava with his consort and Shridevi and other protector deities.

The two chapels housed many statues ; in the Neten Lhakhang chapel of Shakyamuni Buddha along with images of 16 elders in double series ( Upper series made in Tibetan style and the lower series in Chinese lacquer gifted by the Chinese Emperor ); and the Jigje Lakhang chapel housed the 15th century image of Bhairava along with those of Mahakala, Dharmaraja, Shridevi and many others.

Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Devi virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification as the consort of the Bhairava.

At all the Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by her consort, Lord Bhairava ( a manifestation of Lord Shiva ).

The Shaktas claim that in tantra systems, Jagannath has been accepted as Bhairava and associate deity Bimala represents ' Bhairavi '.

He may be represented as Bhairava, another of Shiva's many manifestations.

* Molly Fink, Australian socialite and wife of Marthanda Bhairava Tondaiman of Pudukkottai.

* The Hindu god Bhairava, a form of Shiva.

This is Shiva as the terrifying Aghora or Bhairava, the one whose anger can engulf the entire world in flames, leaving only ashes behind.

The engraved panel in considered to be a unique sculpture in the north end of the aisle, and shows Bhairava, or Virabhadra, a frightful form of Shiva.

; Battu Nrutya: Also known as Sthayee Nrutya or Batuka Bhairava ( Furious Dance ) it is performed in the honor of Lord Shiva-the cosmic Lord of Dance.

Linga Purana and Mahanirvanatantra give an elaborate description of Batuka Bhairava in three aspects, and the results of their worship have also been explained elaborately in the texts.

However, this verse 155a is not found in the Vijnana Bhairava first published in 1918 in the Kashmir Series of Text and Studies but is quoted from a commentary by the Abhinavagupta disciple Kṣemarāja in his Shiva Sutra Vimarshini ( commentary on the Shiva Sutras ) in later editions of Vijnana Bhairava.

* Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman Bahadur, Raja of Pudukkottai was appointed GCIE on 1 January 1913.

Bhairava himself has eight manifestations i. e. Ashta Bhairava:

Lord Bhairava is the main deity worshipped by the Aghora sect.

The origin of Bhairava can be traced to the conversation between Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu recounted in " Shiv Maha-Puran " where Lord Vishnu asks Lord Brahma who is the supreme creator of the Universe.

Shiva then incarnated in the form of Bhairava to punish Brahma.

The teaching of Ham on inhalation and sa on exhalation is allegedly alluded to in a text of Kaśmir Śaivism, the Vijnana Bhairava:

Kala Bhairava is conceptualized as the Guru of the planetary deity Shani ( Saturn ).

Bhairava is known as Bhairavar or Vairavar in Tamil where he is often presented as a Grama devata or village guardian who safeguards the devotee on all eight directions ( ettu tikku ).

When depicted as Kala Bhairava, Bhairava is shown carrying the decapitated head of Brahma.

In the form of the frightful Bhairava, Shiva is said to be guarding each of these Shaktipeeths.

Each Shaktipeeth temple is accompanied by a temple dedicated to Bhairava.

Kaal Bhairava temples can also be found around Shakti Peethas, as it is said Shiva allocate job the of guarding each of 52 Shakti Peethas to one Bhairava.

The examples of notable Indonesian Hindu-Buddhist sculptures are ; the statues of Hindu deities ; Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Durga, Ganesha and Agastya enthroned in rooms of Prambanan temples, the Vishnu mounting Garuda statue of king Airlangga, the exquisite statue of Eastern Javanese Prajnaparamita and 3. 7 meters tall Dvarapala dated from Singhasari period, and also the grand statue of Bhairava Adityawarman discovered in Sumatra.

As a monistic tantric system, Trika Shaivism, as it is also known, draws teachings from shrutis, such as the monistic Bhairava Tantras, Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta, and also a unique version of the Bhagavad Gita which has a commentary by Abhinavagupta, known as the Gitartha Samgraha.

Bhairava Mandir is also located very near.

Negus Tekle Haymanot commanded the right wing, Ras Alula the left, and Rasses Makonnen and Mengesha the center, with Ras Mikael at the head of the Oromo cavalry ; the Emperor and his consort remained with the reserve.

A famous tympanum from Banteay Srei depicts Shiva sitting on Mount Kailasa with his consort, while the demon king Ravana shakes the mountain from below.

Emperor John II Komnenos | John II ( 1118 – 1143 ) is shown on the left, with the Mary, Mother of Jesus | Virgin Mary and infant Jesus in the centre, and John's consort Piroska of Hungary | Empress Irene on the right.

* " My faithless brother Husayn, after long period of dishonourable conduct, has abandoned the Master's home to consort with his sister and other Covenant-breakers.

Before he ascended to the throne, his liaison with Fujiwara no Kusuko, the mother of his one consort, caused a scandal.

Not knowing her to be his daughter, and because she reminds him of his absent consort, Enki then seduces and has intercourse with her.

But then, with the universe still threatened, Tiamat, with the imprisonment of her husand and consort Abzu and at the prompting of her son and vizier Kingu, decides to take back the creation herself.

The consort of Ea, known as Ninhursag, Ki, Uriash Damkina, " lady of that which is below ", or Damgalnunna, " big lady of the waters ", originally was fully equal with Ea, but in more patriarchal Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian times plays a part merely in association with her lord.

The sovereign and his or her consort are saluted with the entire anthem, while other members of the royal family who are entitled to royal salute ( such as the Prince of Wales ) receive just the first six bars.

In Wicca " the Goddess " is a deity of prime importance, along with her consort the Horned God.

* 1557 – King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually results in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.

It includes several books of solo lute works, lute songs ( for one voice and lute ), part-songs with lute accompaniment, and several pieces for viol consort with lute.

He wrote a consort piece with the punning title " Semper Dowland, semper dolens " ( always Dowland, always doleful ), which may be said to sum up much of his work.

Loki retorts that Freyr purchased his consort Gerðr with gold, having given away his sword, which he will lack at Ragnarök.

In Aelian's natural history, written in the early third century CE, Nereus was also the father of a watery consort of Aphrodite named Nerites who was transformed into " a shellfish with a spiral shell, small in size but of surpassing beauty.

On the other hand, peace with Sidon also resulted in the penetration of Phoenician religious ideas into the kingdom and led to a kulturkampf between traditionalists ( as personified by the prophet Elijah and his followers ) and the aristocracy ( as personified by Omri's son and heir Ahab and his consort Jezebel ).

She survived in Greek folklore as the consort of Dionysos, with whom she was worshiped in some local cults.

Special to the Simonian tale is the identification of Simon himself with the Supreme, and of his consort Helena with the female principle.

In Lokasenna, Tyr is taunted with cuckoldry by Loki, maybe another hint that he had a consort or wife at one time.

This is also representative of one kind of broken consort, albeit with minimal instrumentation.