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Mahishasur in Mahoba-1
- Author(s):
- Pramod Ranjan (see profile)
- Date:
- 2022
- Group(s):
- Cultural Studies, Festivals, Rituals, Public Spectacles, and Popular Culture, Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies, Sociology
- Subject(s):
- Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs, Durgā (Hindu deity), Mythology, Indian mythology
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Identity politics, Hinduism and politics, Mahiṣāsuramardinī (Hindu deity), Indian mythology, Dalit culture, Bahujan communities, obc
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/v2vp-hs97
- Abstract:
- Mahishasur was the mythological hero of the Bahujan communities of India. According to D.D. Kaushambi, Mahishasur’s realm was Mahoba in Bundelkhand. In connection with the research for my book, I reached Mahoba on 2 October 2015. Mahishasur’s memories still survive in the folk traditions of Mahoba. He is known as Maikasur, Kaaras Dev, Gwal Baba, etc in this area. Almost every village in Mahoba has a place for him. There are no idols of Mahishasur, only raised platforms made of clay. Unlike in the Brahmanical tradition, Mahishasur does not live in temples. He lives on clay platforms under the open sky.
- Notes:
- Traditions related to Mahishasur are alive in almost all parts of the country. For the past few years, Bahujans are attempting to revive their myths and traditions.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 11 months ago
- License:
- Attribution
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