This figure is called an enemy of Kansa and a lookalike of Sankarshana in one of Yudhishthira's hymns. In one myth, this figure is formed in response to the wretchedness of a bunch of gods reduced to begging, after which this figure confronts a buffalo-demon and taunts him to roar with delight. Clay statues of this deity are submerged in rivers on the day of Vijayadashami in Bengal. This slayer of Mahishasura rides the tigress Dawon and carries a lotus flower and ten arms' worth of weapons. Her assistants the Matrikas aid her in a battle in which the many clones of Raktabija cause her to become so desperate that Kali bursts out of her head and slaughters everything. 10 points, name this martial Hindu goddess with a namesake Puja.
This figure is called an enemy of Kansa and a lookalike of Sankarshana in one of Yudhishthira's hymns. In one myth, this figure is formed in response to the wretchedness of a bunch of gods reduced to begging, after which this figure confronts a buffalo-demon and taunts him to roar with delight. Clay statues of this deity are submerged in rivers on the day of Vijayadashami in Bengal. This slayer of Mahishasura rides the tigress Dawon and carries a lotus flower and ten arms' worth of weapons. Her assistants the Matrikas aid her in a battle in which the many clones of Raktabija cause her to become so desperate that Kali bursts out of her head and slaughters everything. 10 points, name this martial Hindu goddess with a namesake Puja.
This figure is called an enemy of Kansa and a lookalike of Sankarshana in one of Yudhishthira's hymns.
Maa Durga [prompt on Devi]