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Learn about Hindu Goddess Durga and know her form. Discover the other names of Durga, including Kali and Shakti. Read the story of origin and...
A Hindu goddess of protection, vengeance, and victory, often described as the consort of Siva and as an avatar of Devi. [SanskritDurgā, fromdurgā, feminine ofdurga-,difficult to approach, unattainable:dur-, variant (used before voiced consonants) ofdus-,bad; seedus-inIndo-European roots+-...
This is the story of how the prince did bait the one-armed receiver of devotions before the Temple, incurring the disfavor of Heaven for his presumption. . .Few are the beings born again among men; more numerous are those born again elsewhere. Anguttara-nikaya (I, 35) Riding into the ...
And Mukherjee draws from our ancient epic The Ramayana and from the mythological story of Mahishasuramardini the goddess who vanquished the buffalo demon. These mythological figures are familiar to her readers. From mythology these characters... J Sreeja. 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Conflict of Durga wit...
The majestic idols of Goddess Durga during Durga Puja, catches everyone’s attention. And if you want to take the first-hand experience of watching them being sculpted, then visit Kumortuli. Kumortuli The art and tradition are still deeply rooted in Kumortuli, popularly known as the potter...
This is a devotional hymn to Durga, the Hindu goddess of war, strength and protection. Durga combats evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity, and Dharma. Durga is also a fierce form of the protective mother goddess, who unleashes her divine wrath against the wicked for the ...
A little more than a week ago, I wrote aposton the Goddess Durga and finding fierce compassion for myself. I must admit that one of the people I find hardest to treat with compassion is myself. I seem to be especially harsh on myself. I also noted that Durga holds items in each ...
The Queen of this domain is most commonly portrayed as the goddess Persephone. But she assumed this role only after her marriage to Hades--and then only for a third of each year. Alice: The Oldest Story in the World Inside, archaeologists found a pair of larger-than-life statues of young...
The Goddess Durga, also known as Shakti, is a very important deity, the principal goddess in the Hindu religion. She is powerful and strong, a warrior and the mother of the universe. Durga has dominion over the creation, preservation and destruction of the world. The word 'durga' is ...