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Mahishasura In Hindu scriptures, Mahishasura was an asura. Mahishasura's father Rambha was king of the asuras, and he once fell in love with Princess Mahishi, who was cursed to be a water buffalo; Mahishasura was born out of this union. He is, therefore, able to change between human and buffalo form at will ( mahisha is Sanskrit word for buffalo). The two demon brothers Rambh and Karambh came on the throne of the Underworld. Their Mother Danu instructed them to do penanc

When the faint fragrance of shiuli blossoms drifts into Bengal’s early autumn air, and the dark sky turns indigo before sunrise, radios across the state begin to hum with a voice that has become eternal. It is Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s recitation of the Mahishasura Mardini, broadcast on All India Radio (AIR). This moment is Mahalaya — the beginning of Durga Puja, the invocation of the Goddess, the herald of autumn. For Bengalis, Mahalaya is not just a date on the lunar calend