Download or read book The Rise of Mah?sena written by Richard D. Mann and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-11-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study argues from textual and material sources that Skanda-K?ttikeya’s cult in the north of India during the Ku???a and Gupta eras moves from being a broad-based Graha and M?t? tradition to one that advanced the ruler’s prestige and authority.