MAHISHASURA MARDINI
DESCRIPTION :
HE IS KNOWN AMONG HINDUS AS A DECEITFUL DEMON WHO PURSUED HIS EVIL WAYS BY SHAPE-SHIFTING. MAHISHASURA WAS THE SON OF MAHISI (BUFFALO), AND THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF BRAHMARSHI KASHYAPA. HE WAS ULTIMATELY KILLED BY GODDESS DURGA - AFTER WHICH SHE GAINED THE EPITHET MAHISHASURAMARDINI ("SLAYER OF MAHISHASURA").
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