Mahishashur Jayanti
A folk dance of India
Mahishasur Jayanti, also called Mahishasur Martyrdom, is a holiday celebrated by Adivasi and Dalit groups in the Indian subcontinent.[1] They believe the Mahishasur myth is unjust and morn his death around the time of Durga Puja and Navaratri.
| Mahishasur Jayanti | |
|---|---|
 Mahishasura on Chamundi Hills, Mysore | |
| Observed by | Asur Santal and other Adivasi tribes |
| Date | Celebrated around Durga Puja |
| Related to | Durga Puja & Navratri |
Legend change
Hudur Durga, (Bangla:হুদুড় দুর্গা) now known as Mahishasur, was the leader of the Kherwals on a land called Chaicampa (চাইচম্পা). When Aryans came they wanted control over the land so, they hired a Aryan women to marry him. On the ninth night of their honeymoon, she killed him in his sleep.[2] The Kherwals fled the land. The women who was hired to kill him is now worshiped in mainstream Hinduism as a Mother goddess, Durga.
References change
- ↑ कुमार, Anil Kumar अनिल (2016-10-20). "The Mahishasur movement: Challenging savarna nationalism". Forward Press. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ↑ "Hudur Durga (হুদুড় দুর্গা) -". 2017-05-20. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2021-12-21.