Synopsis The present work contains the results of prolonged research in the light of the Puranic and Tantric texts, archaeology and anthropological data. The objective of the work is to make an in-depth study of various manifestations of the female divinities in Eastern India, especially in Bengal. An interesting light has been thrown on the cult of Mother-Goddess, the concept which covers different names and forms of the female divinities having bearing upon the socio-religions life of the people of Bengal. The work has touched upon the meeting point between the elite and the folk culture.