Durga
Durga is the supreme warrior goddess of Hinduism, the invincible divine mother who rides a lion into battle against demonic forces that threaten cosmic order. Created by the combined energies of the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, she was granted their most powerful weapons to defeat the buffalo demon Mahishasura, who could not be killed by any man or god. Durga represents the concept of Shakti, the primordial feminine creative energy that both creates and sustains the universe. Her mythology is primarily recorded in the Devi Mahatmya, a sacred text that describes her epic nine-day battle culm