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Fahai Temple Great Hero Hall: Hariti

CHINA, Beijing; Ming dynasty (1368-1644), dated 1443
Hariti is a Sanskrit name that means joyful mother." She is one of the 20 heavenly beings painted on the left side of the north wall in the Great Hero Hall of Fahai Temple. Hariti was once an ogress who abducted and fed on the children of others. In order to admonish her

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