Kotavi

Glossary

A form of the Hindu goddess Durga, she is a tutelary deity of the Daitya clan. She is usually described as a nude, disheveled figure who resides in battlefields and frightens the enemy. In texts such as the Bhagavad Purana, she appears as an adversary of Vishnu, from whom she protects her son, the demon Banasura.

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Kotavi%newline%A form of the Hindu goddess Durga, she is a tutelary deity of the Daitya clan. She is usually described as a nude, disheveled figure who resides in battlefields and frightens the enemy. In texts such as the Bhagavad Purana, she appears as an adversary of Vishnu, from whom she protects her son, the demon Banasura.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Kotavi”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kotavi/
MLA	“Kotavi.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kotavi/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Kotavi. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kotavi/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)