29 March 2017, 05:30 am
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Programme Type
Talks
 
 
 
 
 
Rare Images of Durga Mahisamardini
Speaker: Dr. Sunanda Srivastava, former Superintending Archaeologist, ASI
Chair: Dr. D.N. Dimri
 
Worship of Sakti or Devi as the supreme goddess has been very popular since ancient times, Durga being the most revered one. This form of Devi attained such admiration that her images as Mahisasuramardini were ubiquitously sculpted and found across the country. Discussion on a few of rare images of Durga will be the topic of the talk