Question

When did ‘The Mother Goddess’, after centuries of neglect become an object of worship again?

A Later vedic time (1000-600 BC)
B The Mauryan phase (321-185 BC.)
C The years between the Mauryas and the Guptas (184 BC-AD 320)
D The period from the rise of the Guptas to the death of Harshavardhana (AD 320-647)

Answer & Explanation

Answer: [D]

The correct answer is the period from the rise of the Guptas to the death of Harshavardhana (AD 320-647). A mother goddess is a goddess who represents a personified deification of motherhood, fertility, creation, destruction, or the earth goddess who embodies the bounty of the earth or nature.

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