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082			_a294.5432 SA _bMEN
100			_aMenon, Ramesh
245			_aDevi _bthe devi bhagavatam retold _c/Ramesh Menon
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bRupa _cc2006
300			_a514 p. _c23 cm.
500			_a26th impression, 2024
520			_aThe Devi Bhagavatam, also known as the Devi Bhagavata Purana, ‘the old book of the goddess’, is an integral part of ancient Indian mythology. It is important for the Shakta sect of Hinduism, which describes the Devi as the foundation of the world and equivalent in stature to Brahman, the supreme being. The original text was written in Bengali and consists of 318 chapters and 18,000 verses, all praising the Devi as supreme and describing instructions for her worship, including temples and rituals such as the annual ritual of Durga Puja which is celebrated all over India, especially in Bengal. The Devi, the mother of the Universe, is worshipped in India in her many forms as Goddess Durga, Kali, Shakti and Saraswati, to name a few. Menon’s Devi.
650			_aReligion; Non-Fiction; Devi
942			_cENGLISH
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