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DURGA

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 704 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DRO-ECG
DURGA , or DEvl (Sanskrit for inaccessible), in
Hindu
 
mythology
 , the wife of
Siva
  (q.v.) and daughter of Himavat (the Himalayas). She has many names and many characters. As Durga (so named from having slain the demon Durga) she is warlike and ferocious, and to her in this form are offered bloody sacrifices, and such ceremonies as the Durgapuja and Churrukpuga are held in her honour (see
KALI
 ). The
chief
  festival in Bengalsometimes termed the
Christmas
  of Bengalcelebrates the goddess's
birth
  in the
sixth
 
Hindu
  month (parts of September and
October
 ). Durga is pictured, in spite of her fierce nature, with a gentle face. She has ten arms, holding each a weapon, while her attendant lions and giants are grouped on each side.


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