Nitish, Lalu testing tolerance of Hindus: BJP on RJD leader’s Goddess Durga remarks
Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Yadav for "insulting Sanatana Dharma".
Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Yadav for "insulting Sanatana Dharma".
“Devi Durga is an imaginary character of a story. She has no existence. She is a part of a fabricated story and has no truth,” Singh said while claiming that Mahisasur was his ancestor.
On the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, women bid farewell to Goddess Durga with a ritual known as 'Sindoor Khela' in Sainthia of Birbhum district on Tuesday.
According to Hindu mythology, god and goddesses are believed to appear on earth in the form of many deities and goddesses and Durga is one form of the Supreme.
The Dasa Mahavidya are ten Hindu Goddesses, namely – Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Chhinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. Each Mahavidya is a form of the Adi Shakti.
West Bengal, where the earliest historical records of Durga Puja celebrations date back to the 16th century, leads the celebrations in much of Eastern India.
Those on fast are yet not clear as to how they will perform 'Kanya Poojan' on the commencement of the Navratra amid the nationwide lockdown due to Coronavirus.
The festival is deeply associated with fasting, chanting Devi mantras and shlokas, prayers and meditation to rejuvenate mind, body and spirit in a spiritual way.
This year Mahalaya will begin from 17th September.
Devotees worship and celebrate reincarnation of Goddess Durga in the name of Jagadhatri and create the splendid ambiance with high festive spirits.
