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Fierce mother goddesses, worshiped more in South India and West Bengal, are increasingly being depicted as peaceful figures submissive to male icons.

Also known as Mahishasurmardini, (the Goddess who slayed Mahishasura or the Buffalo Demon), Katyayani Devi is considered to be the warrior form of Mahadevi or Adi Shakti.

The organisers of the All India Hindu Mahasabha landed in trouble after a durga puja in Kolkata organised by them depicted Asura as Mahatma Gandhi. They alleged that the murti was removed after being pressurised by the MHA.

How Durga images and sculptures showed up in Ghazni, Afghanistan © Provided by The Print The presence of Hindu gods in Central Asia is the evidence of cross-fertilization of local and Indian cultures during the pre-Islamic period. It also points to the migration of Indians to Central Asian cities, not only the Zerafshan Valley at Penjikent but also the valley of the Syr Darya (then known as Jaxartes) at Ferghana and the Amu Darya (then known as Oxus) valley at Arytam.  Any visitor to the Rud...

Text Size: A+ The presence of Hindu gods in Central Asia is the evidence of cross-fertilization of local and Indian cultures during the pre-Islamic period. It also points to the migration of Indians to Central Asian cities, not only the Zerafshan Valley at Penjikent but also the valley of the Syr Darya (then known as Jaxartes) at Ferghana and the Amu Darya (then known as Oxus) valley at Arytam.  Any visitor to the Rudaki Museum at Penjikent in Tajikistan and the National Museum at Dushanbe...