Mundamala (Sanskrit: मुण्डमाला, IAST: Muṇḍamālā), also called kapalamala or rundamala, is a garland of severed Asura heads and/or skulls, in Hindu iconography and Tibetan Buddhist iconography. In Hinduism, the … See more

1. ^ Kinsley p. 63
2. ^ Kinsley pp. 67–8
3. ^ Kinsley p. 98
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Fearsome goddesses
The mundamala is often found in the iconography of the Mahavidyas, a group of ten fearsome Tantric goddesses. Kali, the foremost Mahavidya, often wears a garland of freshly severed heads. The blood from her … See more

In Tibetan art, various wrathful deities, including the dharmapalas, wear the mundamala, a five-skull crown and human or animal skins. Manifestations of Akshobhya are generally fearsome and are depicted wearing the mundamala as well as skulls and … See more