Mahishasura
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title:
Mahishasura
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Mahishasura is a bovine asura in Hinduism. He is depicted in Hindu literature as a deceitful demon who pursued his evil ways by shape-shifting. Mahishasura was the son of the asura Rambha and a she-buffalo named Mahisi. He was ultimately killed by the goddess Durga with her trishula (trident) after which she gained the epithet Mahishasuramardini. Mahishasura had a son named Gajasura. The Navaratri festival eulogises this battle between Mahishasura and Durga, culminating in Vijayadashami, a celeb
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Bovine asura slain by the goddess Durga
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahishasura
date created:
2004-10-14T13:59:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:57:20Z
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