Hindu mythology is filled with powerful stories of goddesses who faced challenges that seemed impossible. From Durga ...
Beyond the nine-night festival of worship of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga, Hindu culture also pays homage to many lesser Goddesses, not as well-known, but who embody energy, feminity and divinity ...
This week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art finds itself in the middle of a rash of stories about returned antiquities. First up was a looted idol of the goddess Durga, or Mahishasurmardini, which the ...
The goddess, Durga, battles the demon Mahishasura who has the head of a buffalo. He may look like the Minotaur who appears in Greek mythology (and Dante's "Inferno") but her story appears in ancient ...
If you’ve watched the hit Netflix show “Never Have I Ever,” you’re already familiar with the avenging goddess of Hindu mythology, Durga. The show’s lead Indian American character, Devi Vishwakumar, ...