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The legend of Behula-Lakhindar at the heart of Ma Lo Ma, the viral Coke Studio Bangla song
If it crawled next to you, you waited for it to leave. No one wanted to risk the curse of Ma Manasa. The goddess of snakes in the Hindu pantheon. Manasa was an irascible goddess. Such was the ...
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History and myths behind the ruins of Assam's Merghar
Local beliefs, as chronicled by researcher Dipankar Thakuriya, tell the story of Chanda Saudagar's clash with Manasa, the Hindu snake goddess. Chanda's refusal to worship Manasa incited her wrath ...