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Goddesses in Hindu Worship
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Title
Goddesses in Hindu Worship
Description
Goddesses in Hindu Worship: The worship of goddesses is more widespread in Hinduism than in Buddhism. They fall into two broad categories, the goddess venerated as cult deity in her own right and the goddess as female companion of the male god.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Date
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
text
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.63
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Goddesses in Hindu Worship," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12560, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12560 (accessed April 20, 2024).