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Once there lived a pious Brahmin called Atmadeva near the banks of River Tungabhadra. He was a learned scholar well-versed in the Vedas. His wife Dunduli was very unlike him. She was physically beautiful...
For East Indians, Kali is the ultimate Godhead. She is none other than Brahman, albeit in a ferocious and devouring form. Maa Kali is the most ferocious form of Goddess Durga. She is the...
Durga has many arms. She is sometimes depicted as having ten arms and sometimes as eighteen arms. Her radiant face and beautiful form wrapped in royal red has a bewitching appeal. Durga can be...
Durga is the mother Goddess – the Supreme Power. She has numerous manifestations. While some of these forms are benign, others are fierce and instill fear in the minds of the demons and the...
The word ‘Durga’ in Sanskrit means ‘She who is insurmountable or incomprehensible’. Durga is a form of Shakti, the consort of Lord Shiva. However, unlike Sati or Parvati (other names of Shakti) she has...