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  • groups, the Kontigudi and Galaganatha. The Durga temple stands as the most ... *Durga temple or fortress temple embodies the most famous of the Aihole ...
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  • of Hindu Gods related to Shiva; his consort Durga, the rishi Agastya, and Ganesha ... the site of Ratu Boko Palace, the origin of Durga statue in northern cella ...
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  • Mother, in her many forms including (Kali, Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati). Shaktas ... Pujan), Maharashtra and Gujrat (Nav Durga) practice rituals for Devi ...
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  • with the Puranic goddesses Parvati, Durga or Kali (Bhattacharyya 1974). ... with later Vedic goddesses such as Ambika, Durga, Lakshmi/Sri, and Bhadrakali ...
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  • have emanated from the brow of the goddess Durga. The text of the Devi-Mahatmyam ... is considered to be the antecedent of both Durga and Kali. ...
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  • (for example, Shiva, Vishnu or Krishna, Durga) and thus are popular texts ... extolling the virtues of the goddess Durga as the supreme being. It ...
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  • Another significant temple in Varanasi is the Durga Temple, also referred ... red is representative of the Hindu goddess Durga. Visitors who wish to view ...
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  • with Puranic goddesses such as Parvati, Durga or Kali. The cult of the ... goddesses of the later Vedas such as Durga, Śrī, and Ambika, whose ...
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  • refused to offer worship to the family deity, Durga. She sang and danced in public temples and mingled with members of all castes. Because of this Mirabai ...
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  • Brahmin Hindu family. He was the second son of Dr. Durga Charan Banerjee in Taltala, who deeply influenced him with his liberal, progressive thinking ...
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  • [[Image:Durga puja in Dhakeshwari temple.jpg|thumb|400px|Durga Puja ... clothing to the traditional lungi. The Durga Puja is the most important ...
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  • Garba dances, which were performed in Durga's honor. The dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between the Goddess and Mahishasura ...
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  • Mahamaya is often considered a form of Kali or Durga, the consort of Shiva who presides over magic and spells. ===Bhagavad Gita=== ...
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  • | first = Durga Das | year = 1993 | title = Introduction to the Constitution ... | Given = Durga Das | Title = Shorter constitution of India ...
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  • In Aihole, the Durga temple (sixth century), Ladh Khan temple (450 ... II), famous sculptural masterpieces like Durga, Mahishasura-mardhini (Durga ...
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  • one of the three goddesses (along with Lakshmi and Durga) that represent the female consorts of the Hindu Trimurti (Trinity). Sarasvati is especially ...
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  • [[Image:Shore_temple_lion.jpg|thumb|left|Durga on lion with small ... The Durga seats on her lion vahana. A small shrine may have been in ...
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  • of Vishnu), Ravana shaking Mount Kailash, Durga slaying demon Mahishasura, standing Brahma, Varaha (avatar of Vishnu), Shiva dancing on demon ...
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  • Kali (the ferocious dark goddess), and Durga (the motherly warrior goddess). Some Shakta believers consider Parvati to be the ultimate manifestation ...
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  • to a certain deity (Shiva, Vishnu or Krishna, Durga) and depicts the other gods as subservient. == Later Sanskrit Literature == Some important ...
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