Navratri 2025: You must have heard the story of the slaughter of Mahishasura demon by Goddess Durga, but do you know that some special tribes claim themselves to be descendants of Mahishasura. These people live in select parts of India.
Sharadiya navratri unique fact: According to religious texts, in ancient times there was a mighty demon named Mahishasura. Goddess Durga killed her. The festival of Vijayadashami is celebrated every year in the joy of his slaughter. Some people claim that they are descendants of Mahishasura. These claimers do not and live in some special parts of India. He has some different beliefs. These people do not consider Navratri festival but during this time they live in mourning. Know further what is this interesting things related to this fact…
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Who are the descendants of Mahishasura, where do they live?
According to the information received, people of Asura tribe live in Majherbari tea garden area of Alipurduar district of Assam. They claim that the demon Mahishasura, which was slaughtered by Goddess Durga, is her descendants. For this reason, they do not celebrate Navratri festival, but they mourn in these 9 days. People of this tribe also live in Jharkhand-Bihar.
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The surname of these people is also Asura
Most of the people of this tribe write Asura with their names, which is their surname. Asura means demon. People of this tribe neither wear new clothes nor celebrate any kind during Navratri. They mourn by remembering Mahishasura, the king of the demons and the King of the demons. The special thing is that the people of this tribe do not even worship God.
His story is very different
The folklore of the people of this tribe is completely contrary to the story mentioned in Hindu religious texts. They believe that all people were very happy during the period of King Mahishasura. Women had a lot of respect. No one could exploit women in their state. Seeing the might of Mahishasura, the gods were also afraid, so he killed Mahishasura at the hands of Goddess and propagated it wrongly. For this reason, even today these people avoid worshiping the gods.
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