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NBN Episodes hosted by Christopher:

Raj Balkaran, "The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth" (Routledge, 2020)

June 25, 2020

The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth

Raj Balkaran

Why are the myths of the Indian Great Goddess, Durgā, found in the  Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa  framed by myths glorifying the Sun, Sūrya? And why do these glo…