The concept of Mother Goddess is pan-Indian. The Rig Vedic pantheon includes goddesses of infinity, dawn, night and speech.

The theme of shakti perhaps grew out of a conflict and eventual compromise between a powerful matriarchal culture that existed in India before the Aryan migrations (2500, B.C. [B.C.E.]) and the ...

Shakti is considered as the mother goddess because it protects us when other gods don't. Like a mother who forgives her child and protects it, Shakti helps us under all conditions.

But her understanding of the dharmic feminine divine, the mother-goddess of nature, has helped her through the most difficult moments in her life, including a terminated pregnancy at a young age.

The mother goddess Kamakhya One of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pithas, situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is an important pilgrimage destination for ...

Seeing Durgamasura ready for a war, the goddess appeared in her warrior form. Let's celebrate the beginning of Navratri with this lovely excerpt from Nava Durga.

This scene puzzles many who know Kali only through her grand urban temples and festival processions. Why would alcohol, often ...

Kali Shakti song From MAA is out now, Usha Uthup croons her voice in Kajol's starrer, presenting unwavering strength of mother's love.

Shakti Peethas are sacred shrines dedicated to the Goddess Shakti, formed at places where pieces of Sati's body fell after her self-immolation. While 51 Shakti Peethas are widely recognized ...

The mother-goddess is the mother of the whole prapancha which has no limits. It is, however, all within the scope of her benevolent vision. Therefore the kataksha or blessings of Ambal is limitless ...