Durga devi
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Durga devi or goddess durga is a highly revered deity in sanatan dharm, there are many sukta in Rig ved that praise her.She is a warrior goddess, identified with Parvati devi, wife of Mahadev Shiv.
This image dipicts her war with Mahishasur, a terribly powerful shapeshifting rakshas, she came to help the other devata lead by Indra dev, who were not able to win the war againt Mahishasur and his very huge army. She comes and beheads Mahishasur, thereby effectively winning the battle. Thus, she is offen veverated as a symbol of victory. She is also known to always fight from the front.
Note: Mahishasur is so called because he was beheaded when he was shifting from buffalo(ie mahish) from to his true rakshas form
Given her association with victory, she was generally invoked before battles by kshtriyas before battles.
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