Maa ChinnaMasta, The Divine Mother Of Altruism, Is Depicted With The Self-Dicapitated Divine Head Facing Towards The Empty Space Above The Divine Body. This Symbolizes
Maa ChinnaMasta’s Guidance To the sincere devotees to look inwards, Into The Abode Of Pure Consciousness, to realize The True Self, “shiva”.
Maa ChinnaMasta’s Detached Head Also Symbolises the nature of pure consciousness, detached from body, mind, aligned only with the soul, As Being Without Head is a subtle metaphor referring to the transcendence of one’s identification with bodily consciousness, and the overcoming of attachment to thoughts, desires, and material or worldly possession.