Yoni, Yoginīs and Mahāvidyās
@article{Shin2010YoniYA, title={Yoni, Yoginīs and Mahāvidyās}, author={Jae-Eun Shin}, journal={Studies in History}, year={2010}, volume={26}, pages={1 - 29} }
Focusing on one of the most prominent sacred sites of goddess(es) worship in India, the Nīlācala (blue hill) of Guwahati in Assam, this article delineates the historical evolution of a local goddess cult and its association with the groups of multiple feminine deities. Based on literary, inscriptional, archeological and oral sources, it demonstrates three phases of transition amidst political changes: (i) worship of yoni, the local sacred geography, by autochthonous people, (ii) the reorganized… CONTINUE READING
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