About the Book: Goddess Bagalamukhi in Indian Art: Literatureand Thought
India is a land of several goddess cults. The presentbookattempts to study the
cult of Devi Bagalamukhi fromasocio-cultural stand point. Devi Bagalamukhi is
one ofthedasamahavidyas or incarnation of Goddess Parvati. She isastambhana
goddess, destroyer of adversaries-internal as wellasexternal and one who aids
Parasiva (the Absolute) in hiscosmicfunction. Besides these aspects, She is also
the bestoweroffulfillment of all desires-worldly as well as bliss. Her
Pithasarelocated at Datia (M.P.), Varanasi (Sindhiya
Ghat),Siddhaparvata(Raichur) and Gauri Pitha (Navilgund, Karnataka) andfew
otherplaces. There are also individual practitioners of theGoddess allover
India. The book consists of five chapters. Thefirst andsecond deal with a brief
introduction and