the concept of goddess bhuvaneswari as the supreme goddess emerged in historical religious literature as a term to define the powerful and influential nature of female deities in india. throughout history, goddesses have been portrayed as the mother of the universe, through whose powers the universe is created and destroyed. the gradual changes in belief through time shape the concept of bhuvaneswari and express how the different goddesses, though very different in personality, all carry the power of the universe on their shoulders.