is information on Family, Marriage, Social Life, Dress, Food, Customs, Ceremonies, Weights And Measures, Social Conventions, Position Of Women, Geography, Flora And Fauna known and considered important in ancient Indian society along with Mythology and Theology. Wendy Doniger states that the Markandeya Puran challenges some of the contextual assumptions about the medieval Indian society in 1st-millennium. She writes, in her analysis of chapters 10 and 11 of the text which discusses its theory of embryo development and wherein the Puran asserts that woman's contribution to the development and the health of a fetus is essential: Influence The Chandi Charitar Ukati Bilas in Dasam Granth – a secondary scripture of Sikhism, state Louis E. Fenech and W. H. McLeod, is sourced from the Markandeya Purana. The Devi-Mahatmya portion of the text is recited during Durga Puja festival, in Durga temples of India. See also Notes References Bibliography External links The Markandeya Purana (English) By F. E. Pargiter; Online HTML Chapters 1-93 Of Markandeya Purana In Sanskrit At Göttingen Register Of Electronic Texts In Indian Languages The Markandeya Purana, In English, Complete Online At Kamakoti.Org The Markandeya Purana, In Sanskrit-Hindi Puranas Shaktism Advaita Vedanta