LGBTQ+ Tours: The idol of the Hindu goddess Durga

Ellen, a volunteer LGBTQ+ tour guide for the University of Cambridge Museums, talks about a statue representing Durga, found in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Bridging Binaries: LGBTQ+ History

A representation of the Hindu godess Durga, made in Kolkata in 2007 and worshipped for ten years in the Cambridge Indian Cultural Society's autumn festival, Durga Puja. In 2017 the society commissioned a new idol, and donated the old one to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.