Chinnamasta is the
Hindu Goddess of transformation. She is one of the
Mahavidyas, the
wisdom Goddesses, and is probably the most terrifying of them. She is depicted holding her own head, which she has just cut off.
Origin
Stories of her origin vary, but one relates that
Parvati was bathing with two attendants, Jaya, and Vijaya when the attendants asked the Goddess to satisfy their hunger. After putting them off several
times, Parvati looked all around .