Tag: Devi Durga

Chaitra Navratri 2023: Try out these easy-to-make snacks during nine-day fasting

During the fasting period, onions, garlic, and other spices are completely avoided. Many popular dishes are prepared during this festival, such as Sabudana Halwa, fruit chaat, kheer, kuttu ki puri, and more.

March 23, 2023

Bidding adieu

As Durga Puja is welcomed with the unbridled verve of happiness, similar should be the Bishorjon.

October 10, 2019

Durga idol, Marangburu’s mantras make a rare combination

In Bankura’s tribal-dominated Domohani village, where 60 tribal families reside ~ about 50 km away from the district headquarters ~ holding a Durga Puja is no easy game as the tribal communities worship their own God Marangburu and never allow ‘infiltration of outside culture’ into their ‘sacred’ custom and lifestyle.

October 6, 2019

AWAKENING DURGA

As per the Sastras, the goddess can be worshipped only during spring (Vasanta) as it falls during the six-month period when the sun moves northwards from the equator (Uttarayan).

October 15, 2018

Durga idols: Not all follow the ‘red light soil’ tradition

Ramprasad Mallick, 25, a rural artisan and a resident of Kamrangaguri on the outskirts of Siliguri, said he did not collect such soil this year.

October 10, 2018

Worshipping the divine power

The Hindu mythology has always revered women power through its different mythical stories and festivals. It has celebrated feminism over the centuries by worshipping different Goddesses. ‘Kali’ an incarnation of Devi Durga, is the zenith of women power worship. Kali Puja connotes the triumph of good over evil. Goddess Kali appears in various forms as...

October 19, 2017

Sandhi Puja

It’s time again to get lost in the devotional zeal of Durga Puja celebration, the most awaited festival of Bengalis. As per Hindu mythology, Goddess Durga, who is also referred to as an embodiment of Shakti, or a symbol of feminine strength, emerged as a collective energy to fight the devil Mahishasura, who could not...

September 25, 2017