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Mahishasura

Artwork depicting the goddess Durga slaying the Buffalo demon Mahishasura is found all over India, Nepal and southeast Asia. Clockwise from top: 9th-century Kashmir, 13th-century Karnataka, 9th century Prambanan Indonesia, 2nd-century Uttar Pradesh.

Demon Mahishasura statue in Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Mahishasura is a buffalo demon in Hindumythology, known for deception and who pursued his evil ways by shape shifting into different forms.[1][2][3] He was ultimately killed by Durga getting named Mahishasuramardini. It is an important symbolism-filled legend in Hindu mythology, particularly Shaktism. The legendary battle of Mahishasura as evil and Durga as good is narrated in many parts of South Asian and Southeast Asian Hindu temples, monuments and texts such as the Devi Mahatmya.[4][5][6] The story is also told in the Sikh text Chandi di Var, also called Var Durga di, which many in Sikh tradition believe was included in the Dasam Granth by Guru Gobind Singh.[7]
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Mahishasura

Artwork depicting the goddess Durga slaying the Buffalo demon Mahishasura is found all over India, Nepal and southeast Asia. Clockwise from top: 9th-century Kashmir, 13th-century Karnataka, 9th century Prambanan Indonesia, 2nd-century Uttar Pradesh.

Demon Mahishasura statue in Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Mahishasura is a buffalo demon in Hindumythology, known for deception and who pursued his evil ways by shape shifting into different forms.[1][2][3] He was ultimately killed by Durga getting named Mahishasuramardini. It is an important symbolism-filled legend in Hindu mythology, particularly Shaktism. The legendary battle of Mahishasura as evil and Durga as good is narrated in many parts of South Asian and Southeast Asian Hindu temples, monuments and texts such as the Devi Mahatmya.[4][5][6] The story is also told in the Sikh text Chandi di Var, also called Var Durga di, which many in Sikh tradition believe was included in the Dasam Granth by Guru Gobind Singh.[7]
The legend of Mahishasura
Mahishasura in Art
Mahishasura and Mysore
See also
References
External links
Last edited 5 days ago by Kwiki user
RELATED ARTICLES
Durga
the warrior goddess of Hinduism
Devi Mahatmya
Hindu religious text
Rambha (asura)
asura in Hindu mythology

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