Mahishasura (Sanskrit: महिषासुर, IAST: Mahiṣāsura) is a bovine asura in Hinduism. He is depicted in Hindu literature as a deceitful demon who pursued his...

(the goddess who was born from Trimūrtis) and slayed an asura called Mahiṣāsura on Śataśṛṅga Parvata where the current Trikūṭa Dhāma of Vaiṣṇōdēvī is...

for making Mahalaya memorable to one and all, is the voice behind the “Mahisasura Mardini.” He recites the holy verses and tells the story of the descent...

form of Goddess Durga, on the request of the devas to kill the demon Mahisasura. It is a custom to wash and clean the feet of these nine young girls as...

Prahallāda carita gītābhinaẏa Dāṇḍiparba gītābhinaẏa Lakṣmī pūjā gītābhinaẏa Mahiṣāsura badha Sahasrā rābaṇa badha Bālẏalīḷā- Subhadrā haraṇa Mādhaba sulōcanā...

asura king exiled to the underworld by Vamana (an avatar of Vishnu) ॐ☸卐 Mahiṣāsura ॐ Mallanāga ॐ Mandodarī ॐ Mayāsura - An asura king ॐ Meghanāda - Another...

goddess is Durga in her aspect of Mahisamardini, slayer of the demon Mahisasura. It was also performed in the Tamresari Temple which was located in Sadiya...

tries to make him king again, but is met with refusal. At one point, Mahiṣāsura and Tārakāsura are killed by the gods, a feat which Andhaka thought was...

in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu there is a large relief of Durga slaying Mahisasura, carved around 630–674 CE. Durga iconography in some temples appears as...

Bhutnathopakhyanam, a text for Ayyappan followers. After Chamundi killed Mahisasura, his sister Mahisi arrived to take revenge on the devas (gods). Brahma...

(inside temple sanctum), Lakshman Temple, Khajuraho, India Devi Killing Mahisasura sculpture (inside temple sanctum), Lakshman Temple, Khajuraho, India Lakshman...

(written by Girish Chandra Ghosh) in radio drama format. His rendition, Mahisasura Mardini, is still played by All India Radio, every Mahalaya, marking the...

carved at the first place otherwise the entire cave has to be abandoned. Mahisasura Mardini Carving On the right side of the Nataraja carving is a carving...

state Tripura. There are huge carved images of Shiva, Vishnu, Kartika, Mahisasura Mardini Durga and other Gods and Goddesses. It is situated on the bank...

had a long association with All India Radio. He also sang in the famous Mahisasura Mardini programme of All India Radio. That song was "Subhra Sankha Robe"...

He then used this land to establish a temple dedicated to the goddess Mahisasura in honour of his late mother, Queen Narapatindradevi. In the same inscription...

Devīmāhātmyam. In the preceding (4th) chapter, the Devī, having slain the demon Mahiṣāsura (महिषासुर), assures the gods that she would help them if they come to...

statue Pareshnath Bankura Upload Photo N-WB-36 Image of Durga slaying Mahisasura under a tree Sarengarh Bankura Upload Photo N-WB-37 Temple site now represented...

the capital of the king Gogingh Daitya, grandson of Mahisasura. Many people accept that Mahisasura Jenabali-Patana of that age is the Junagarh of today...

members belonging to Backward Castes and Dalit communities organised 'Mahisasura Sahadat Diwas' at Jawaharlal Nehru University being inspired by the issue...

buffalo is then slain as a symbol of demon Mahisasura. The head is displayed as the demon king Mahisasura while the body is distributed as prasada. It...

bank of Gomati. There are huge carved images of Shiva, Vishnu, Kartika, Mahisasura Mardini Durga and other Gods and Goddesses. Pilak: 12th century Hindu-Buddhist...

collector and investor in modern Indian art. In 2009, she bought Tyeb Mehta’s Mahisasura for US$1.2 million at a Christie's auction in New York. This work was...

fight with army of demons is also fabricated. He also called demon king Mahisasura as a hero of Yadav caste. Singh has also questioned that when India was...

performed the devotional song 'Jaago Durga' as a part of the musical play 'Mahisasura Mardini' (The Annihilation of the Demon), which is a radio programme broadcast...

bow in second lower left and the third left hand rests over the demon Mahisasura. The deity holds a sword in lower right, a spear in the middle and an...