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Festivals
An army of demons that multiplied with every drop of blood spilled should have been unstoppable. One goddess found a way to stop the blood from ever touching the ground.
The Devi Mahatmya sits inside the Markandeya Purana. It tells how the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha rose to power after Durga had beaten Mahishasura.
Their rise brought fresh havoc to the three worlds.
The rest of this story, read aloud, and a new one every day.