Durga
दुर्गा
From Sanskrit durgā, "unassailable" or "hard to reach".
Meaning and origin
Durga is one of the great goddesses of Hinduism, worshipped as the fierce, protective form of the divine feminine who takes up weapons lent by the other gods to defeat evils they cannot face alone.
How to pronounce Durga
| Hindi | DOOR-gah /d̪ʊrɡaː/ |
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