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Mahavidyas (Ten Tantric Wisdom Goddesses)

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A group of ten tantric wisdom goddesses representing different aspects of cosmic knowledge and power. Matangi is identified as the Ninth. In 19th-century colonial Bengal, the Mahavidyas provided an indigenous counter-narrative to patriarchal oppression and Victorian morality imposed by British colonizers.

Episodes (1)

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A deep exploration of Matangi, the Ninth Mahavidya, examining how this tantric goddess inverts Hindu purity codes by demanding the ritually impure as offerings, and how her transgressive theology became a framework of resistance for marginalized communities in colonial Bengal.

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