Mahishasura
Mahishasura rises from the asuric host in the form of a buffalo whose strength shakes mountains and whose ambition reaches…
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Nishumbha
Nishumbha stands beside Shumbha as brother, general and mirror. Together they seize the divine realms, yet Nishumbha carries a more…
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Raktabija enters battle carrying a curse of abundance: every drop of blood that strikes the earth gives birth to another…
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Shumbha rules after conquering the heavens and taking the treasures, weapons and stations of the gods. When he hears of…
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