Mahalasa Narayani Temple, Mardol

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Mahalasa  is identified with Mohini the female avtar of the god Vishnu. Mahalasa has four hands, carrying a Trishula , a sword, a severed head, and a drinking bowl. She stands on a prostrate man or demon, as a tiger or lion licks blood dripping from the severed head. She also wears the yajnopqvita . which is generally dedicated on male deities
She stands on a prostrate man or demon, as a twiger or lion licks blood dripping from the severed head. Goud Saraswat Brahmins as well as Vaishnavas from Goa and south canara  identify her with Mohini and call her Narayani  and Rahu-matthani, the slayer of Rahu, as told in the Bhavishay purana
While in this shrine, Mahalasa is associated with Mohini and Vishnu, in the Khandoba cult, she is regarded as a form of goddess parvati and wife of Khandoba, a form of Shiva  

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