This anthropological study endeavours to uncover the popularity of Nandadevi, a goddess of the Central Himalayas. The author recounts his experiences on a local... » 

This anthropological study endeavours to uncover the popularity of Nandadevi, a goddess of the Central Himalayas. The author recounts his experiences on a local pilgrimage and finds that Nandadevi's popularity stems from the fact that her mythology parallels the lives of local women. «