King Mahisasur is worshiped by Bahujans n west Bengal and a prostitute had sex with him and killed him. Later she was punished to death for the brutal murder of king.
The prostitutes across the India specially attracted towards Durga.
According to D.D. Kaushambi, Mahishasur’s realm was Mahoba in Bundelkhand. In connection with the research for my book, I reached Mahoba on 2 October and found that Mahishasur’s memories still survive in the folk traditions here.
These days, I am editing a book Mahishasur Movement: Debrahmanising a Myth. Some historians have suggested in their works that Mahishasur was the mythological hero of the Bahujan communities of India. According to D.D. Kaushambi, Mahishasur’s realm was Mahoba in Bundelkhand. In connection with the research for my book, I reached Mahoba on 2 October. Mahishasur’s memories still survive in the folk traditions of Mahoba. He is known as Maikasur, Kaaras Dev, Gwal…
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