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Khazanchi (transl. Cashier) is a 1941 Indian mystery thriller film directed by Moti B. Gidwani and starring M. Ismail, S. D. Narang, Ramola Devi, Manorama and Durga Mota in lead roles. [1] M. Ismail played the title role of a cashier. It was the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release and the highest-grossing Indian film of 1941 ...
According to the Devi Mahatmya, Durga is described to have incarnated as Raktadantika to slay and devour the danava children of the asura Viprachitti. Her teeth are described to have turned as red as the flowers of a pomegranate, a consequence of which she was named Raktadantika. [3] This legend is also featured in the Markandeya Purana. [4]
According to the Devi Mahatmya, in the legend called the Mahishasura Vadha, [8] furious about the asuras under Mahishasura expelling the devas and overrunning Svarga, the Trimurti (supreme trinity) of the deities Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva combined their energies, which assumed the form of a goddess called Durga. Armed with the weapons and ...
Durga is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language children's film, directed and written by Rama Narayanan, with dialogue written by Pugazhmani. It stars Baby Shamili (dual role) playing the title role, with Nizhalgal Ravi , Kanaka and Kitty in the lead while Sathyapriya , Vagai Chandrasekhar , Senthil and Vennira Aadai Moorthy play pivotal roles.
Painting of Durga fighting Shumbha and Nishumbha Shumbha (शुम्भ) and Nishumbha (निशुम्भ) are two asuras in Hindu mythology , featured in the Devi Mahatmya . In their legend, they were slain by the goddess Kaushiki .
These usages are in different contexts. For example, Durg is the name of an Asura who had become invincible to gods, and Durga is the goddess who intervenes and slays him. Durga and its derivatives are found in sections 4.1.99 and 6.3.63 of the Ashtadhyayi by Pāṇini, the ancient Sanskrit grammarian, and in the commentary of Nirukta by Yaska ...
The latter half of the text comprise the Shakta version of the Ramayana, the legend of Krishna, where he is depicted as an embodiment of Mahadevi, and the defeat of Vritra at the hands of Indra. [4] It describes the Shakti Pithas as the sites where a grieving Shiva meditated after the death of Sati at the Daksha Yajna , the deity proclaiming ...
"I pay my obeisance to Devi Shailaputri, who bestows upon the choicest boons to the devotees. The moon in the crescent form is adorned as the crown on her forehead. She is mounted on the bullock. She holds a trident in her hand. She is Yashasvini." [citation needed]