Hindu goddesses, Mother goddesses
2 episodes
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Kali
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origin stories and many aspects of this Hindu goddess often shown as black or dark blue and so powerful that she alone can defeat certain demons
27 February 2025
Featuring: Bihani Sarkar, Julius Lipner, Jessica Frazier
Lakshmi
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune, born, according to one tradition, when she rose from the churning of the ocean of milk.
6 October 2016
Featuring: Jessica Frazier, Jacqueline Suthren-Hirst, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad