Standing actively and valiantly on the vanquished buffalo-demon or Mahishasura’s head, this aspect of the Hindu mother goddess Durga is known as Vijaya Durga or Mahishasura-Vijaya Durga, as an iconic memory of her Vijaya or victory over the Asura. Her attributes- Shankha (conch) and Chakra (discus) connect her to Sri Vishnu, who is often described as the brother of Parvati-Durga. With one hand on her waist, Mahishasura-Vijaya Durga raises the other in Abhaya mudra, a gesture of removing fears, for those who praise the mother as their protector.
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