India's goddesses of contagion provide protection in the pandemic – just don't make them angry
- Written by Tulasi Srinivas, Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies, Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
'Maa Bharati On Coronavirus'Sandhya Kumari/Gallerist.in, CC BY-SAHindus in India have had a helping hand – several in fact – when it comes to fighting deadly contagions like COVID-19: multi-armed goddesses co-opted to help contain and kill pestilence.
Collectively known as “Amman,” or the Divine Mother, the goddesses of...