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Banasura used to worship a rasalingam given to him by Vishvakarman, on instruction from Vishnu. As an ardent devotee of Shiva, he used his thousand arms to play the mridangam when Shiva was performing the tandavam dance. When Shiva offered Banasura a boon, the latter requested Shiva to be his city's guardian: therefore, Banasura became invincible.
Kanyakumari, who killed Banasura; Chamunda, who killed Chanda and Munda; Kaushiki, who killed Shumbha and Nishumbha; Minakshi, who defeated all the demigods and destroyed the arrogance of all demigods. Shakti is usually depicted as having the weapons of all the gods, including those of the Trimurti.
Banasura was a great devotee of Shiva and as a result of a boon granted to him from the deity, had gained 1000 arms. Intoxicated by his prowess, he observed to Shiva that he was the latter's equal, and that he had attempted to fight elephants, but the creatures had grown terrified of him.
Banasura was a great devotee of Shiva and as a result of a boon granted to him from the deity, had gained 1000 arms. Intoxicated by his prowess, he observed to Shiva that he was the latter's equal, and that he had attempted to fight elephants, but the creatures had grown terrified of him.
The infuriated Kumari slaughtered Banasura at once. Moments before his death, Banasura realised that the one before him was Adi Parashakti, the Goddess herself. He prayed her to absolve him of his sins. After killing Banasura, Kumari assumed her original form of Parvati, and reunited with her husband, Shiva. Kumari maintained her divine ...
However, Banasura was furious on knowing this, and tied him with snakes and imprisoned him. Krishna, however had agreed for their marriage and had wanted for Banasura to consent for the same. Banasura was a great devotee of Shiva, and as a boon had asked him and his entire family to guard the gates of his city, Tezpur .
Banasura Hill is situated in Padinjarathara and it is one of the tallest mountains in the Western Ghats of the Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The hill is named after Banasura , a mythical character of Indian legends.
The pious Naraka became evil due to his association with an asura named Banasura, and hence the suffix 'asura' (demon) was added to his name. [20] Staircase story