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397: 381: 219: 1792: 437: 421: 409: 1317: 396: 258:(approximately 1.3 billion years ago, as per the Vishnu Purana) by Maharishi Medha to a king named Suratha. Mahishasura is described as an evil being who can change his outer form, but never his demonic goals. According to Christopher Fuller, Mahishasura represents the forces of ignorance and chaos hidden by outer appearances. The symbolism is carried in Hindu art found in 380: 436: 199:, as the devas and asuras were perpetually in conflict. Mahishasura had gained the boon that no man could kill him. In the battles between the devas and the demons (asuras), the devas, led by 274:
Durga slaying Mahishasura is a prominent theme which was sculpted in various caves and temples across India. Some of the prominent representations are seen at the Mahishasuramardini caves in
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Artwork depicting the goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura is found all over India, Nepal and southeast Asia. Clockwise from top: 9th-century
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Durga is depicted in the Hindu pantheon as a Goddess riding a lion and with many arms, each carrying a weapon to defeat Mahishasura or the buffalo demon
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which depict Durga killing Mahishasura. The legend of Mahishasura has also been inspiration for films, plays and dance dramas.
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as a deceitful demon who pursued his evil ways by shape-shifting. Mahishasura was the son of the asura
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meaning "demon", translating to "buffalo demon". As an asura, Mahishasura waged war against the
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in Halebidu and many more temples across India. The worship of Durga during
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saw the name of "Mahishooru" change to "Mysore" and later Kannadized into "
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Buffalo-headed Mahishasura in Cave Temple, Mahabalipuram
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Mahishasura's legend is told in the major texts of the
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Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures
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IAST
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Hindu literature
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trishula
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Navaratri
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devas
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Lakshmi Tantra

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