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Mother Goddess Cult in Harappan Culture:
Dr. Ashwani Asthana
The Mother Goddess
The people of the Indus Valley cities, also worshiped
Mother Goddess.
The importance accorded to these roles and also to the
feminine, can be drawn from the number of figurines
excavated.
The important uncovered poses include – a Dancing
Girl, and terracotta figurines of what can be identified
as Fertility goddess.
One of the largest female figurines found at Harappa has a (badly
broken) fan-shaped pannier headdress with black residue in the cups
of the panniers and a forward-projecting face.
She is heavily ornamented with an elaborate choker and two other
necklaces, each with three strands and many pendants.
This elaborate ornamentation of figurines is one reason that female
figurines have often been interpreted as deities, most commonly as
“Mother Goddesses.”
Residues that may indicate burning of oils or other substances in the
panniers have also prompted a cultic interpretation and ritual
worship
The recovered seals from the Harappan civilisation provide
a possible insight into the ritual and ceremony surrounding
daily life in the centres.
This particular seal depicts a deity with a horned headdress
and bangles (maybe female) on both arms, standing in a
pipal tree and looking down on a kneeling worshiper.
A giant ram watches.
Several script signs are interspersed with the figures along
the top of the seal and a single sign is placed at the base of
the tree. This scene may represent a special worship ritual to
a deity with seven figures in procession.
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Mother goddess in Harappan Culture

  • 1. Mother Goddess Cult in Harappan Culture: Dr. Ashwani Asthana
  • 2. The Mother Goddess The people of the Indus Valley cities, also worshiped Mother Goddess. The importance accorded to these roles and also to the feminine, can be drawn from the number of figurines excavated. The important uncovered poses include – a Dancing Girl, and terracotta figurines of what can be identified as Fertility goddess.
  • 3. One of the largest female figurines found at Harappa has a (badly broken) fan-shaped pannier headdress with black residue in the cups of the panniers and a forward-projecting face. She is heavily ornamented with an elaborate choker and two other necklaces, each with three strands and many pendants. This elaborate ornamentation of figurines is one reason that female figurines have often been interpreted as deities, most commonly as “Mother Goddesses.” Residues that may indicate burning of oils or other substances in the panniers have also prompted a cultic interpretation and ritual worship
  • 4. The recovered seals from the Harappan civilisation provide a possible insight into the ritual and ceremony surrounding daily life in the centres. This particular seal depicts a deity with a horned headdress and bangles (maybe female) on both arms, standing in a pipal tree and looking down on a kneeling worshiper. A giant ram watches. Several script signs are interspersed with the figures along the top of the seal and a single sign is placed at the base of the tree. This scene may represent a special worship ritual to a deity with seven figures in procession.
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