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The title, which means “Glorification of the goddess” in Sanskrit, honors Durga, the mother goddess in the Hindu pantheon. She is depicted as having multiple arms, which allow her to protect those in every direction.\n</p>\n<p>\n\tThe goddess Durga is among the most invoked forms of female <i>shakti</i>, or power, in Hinduism. Her emergence resulted from the disruption of the balance of cosmic power between the divine\t<i>devas </i>(gods) and the bestial <i>asuras </i>(demons). Here, Durga holds an audience with a group of gods, including the elephant-headed Ganesha and the four-headed Brahma.\n</p><p><b>Namrata B. 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