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In Indian culture, the Kirtimukha is a decorative motif on Hindu temples, often placed over doorways. Its function was to serve as a protection, to ward off evil spirits (a threshold guardian, an element common to beliefs in many different cultures). The Kirtimukha is a hostile-looking demon face, often bearing horns, fangs, bulging eyes, and a gaping mouth. It is often known as ‘the Face of Glory’. In Sanskrit, Kirti means “glory” and mukha means “face, mask”.

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  • In Indian culture, the Kirtimukha is a decorative motif on Hindu temples, often placed over doorways. Its function was to serve as a protection, to ward off evil spirits (a threshold guardian, an element common to beliefs in many different cultures). The Kirtimukha is a hostile-looking demon face, often bearing horns, fangs, bulging eyes, and a gaping mouth. It is often known as ‘the Face of Glory’. In Sanskrit, Kirti means “glory” and mukha means “face, mask”.
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  • In Indian culture, the Kirtimukha is a decorative motif on Hindu temples, often placed over doorways. Its function was to serve as a protection, to ward off evil spirits (a threshold guardian, an element common to beliefs in many different cultures). The Kirtimukha is a hostile-looking demon face, often bearing horns, fangs, bulging eyes, and a gaping mouth. It is often known as ‘the Face of Glory’. In Sanskrit, Kirti means “glory” and mukha means “face, mask”. The Kirtimukha also appears in Buddhist architecture & art. When in association with the samsara (wheel of life, death, reincarnation), it is a symbol of impermanence (it often has an entire body in this depiction), but when depicted alone, it is considered an auspicious symbol and also has the same function in Indian culture, to ward away evil.
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