Mahervashininchya Devi or Deities Presiding over the Wellbeing of Women in Maharashtra

This article describes the role of women-centric deities in Dapoli Tehsil of Ratnagiri district of the Konkan coast of Maharashtra. Analysing the presence of such seemingly feminist goddesses, like the Mahervashininchya Devi, literally translated as a deity presiding over the fate of married women i...

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Main Author: Patwardhan, Anuja (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2021
In: Nidān
Year: 2021, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 14-29
Further subjects:B Justice
B Women
B Deities
B Rituals
B Maharashtra
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