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The goddess Danteshwari, often depicted riding an elephant, is worshiped in shrines thoughout Bastar District in Madhya Pradesh. A common form of the Mother Goddess, Danteshwari is also the primary deity of the royal house of Bastar. During the annual festival of Dussehra, thousands of people flock to the capital city of Jagdalur to pay their respects to the goddess. A bronze image of Danteshwari is placed on the back of an elephant and carried in procession throughout the streets. It is accompanied by other bronze images of Danteshwari that have been brought to the city from reigional shrines. Sculptors may have begun protraying Danteshwari seated on an elephant after seeing images of the goddess carried by elephants in this type of procession.
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- South Asian and Himalayan Art
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