The Lajjagauri and Anandanayaki

New Light on the Nature and Worship of the Adi-Mata, the Primordial Mother

The Lajjagauri and Anandanayaki
Ramacandra Cintaman Dhere, Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat
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1 Aug 2020 AU
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9781925835243
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Lajjagauri is perhaps one of India' s oldest goddesses with images of her in South Asia dating back to the Indus Civilisation c. 3,000 to 1,500 BC. Her devotees can be traced back even earlier to the Ukraine c. 10,000 BCE. In India, new finds continue to expand the geographical spread of Lajjagauri' s devotees, most recently to Odisa. Dhere' s work on Lajjagauri is based on tireless pursuits of her image throughout western India. In contrast to the other thousands of Indian goddesses whose images are super abundant, Lajjagauri has become more reclusive as other deities have risen.
Jayant Bapat holds doctorates in Organic Chemistry and Indology and is an adjunct research fellow at the Monash Asia Institute at Monash University. His research interests include Hinduism, Goddess cults, the Fisher community of Mumbai, and Jainism, and he has published widely in these areas. He is co-editor of The Iconic Female: Goddesses of India, Nepal and Tibet with Ian Mabbett, and The Indian Diaspora: Hindus and Sikhs in Australia. For his work in education and for the Indian community, Jayant was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2011.
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ISBN-13: 9781925835243
Published: 1 Aug 2020
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Monash University Publishing
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 320

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