In Search of the Elusive Goddess – Lajjagauri लज्जागौरीच्या शोधात

In Search of the Elusive Goddess – Lajjagauri

लज्जागौरीच्या शोधात

Lajjāgaurī is perhaps one of India’s oldest goddesses, with images of her in South Asia dating back to the Indus Civilisation c. 3000 to 1500 B.C.E. In contrast to the other Indian goddesses whose images are super abundant, Lajjāgaurī has become more reclusive as other deities have risen.

This work by the towering Marāṭhī cultural specialist Rāmacandra Cintāmaṇ Ḍhere is a unique and important study, painstakingly and lovingly translated into English by Dr Jayant Bāpaṭ.