‘Devatha is no one but Maadhorubaagan himself,’ sermonized the priest. ‘Only people who are ignorant tell these stories. For hundreds of years, our family has been conducting rituals for the half-female god. Many saints have sung his praise, calling him “Mother God”, “One Part Woman”, and so on. The male and female together make the world. To show that to us, the Lord stands here combined with the Goddess.
