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Beyond the typical: Kolkata’s Sarbojanin Nabadurga Durgotsab

In a city where Durga Puja ‘apparently’ means worshipping a grand idol of Goddess Durga along with her children, Garia Mitali Sangha stands apart. Every year, in a distinctive tradition spanning nearly seven decades, nine different forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped under the same roof.

Goddess of food Annapurna

The Gods, humans and demons all kept praying for food. Goddess Parvati heard the prayers and she could not see her children perishing out of hunger. So she appeared in Kashi (Varanasi) and started distributing food.

Between the future and ancient

Patterns and repetition are fundamental aspects of the world around us, carrying imprints of the past and signs of the future.

Judicial ‘Vanvaas’

In any litigation, there are five principal characters. First is the complainant/plaintiff or the petitioner. Second is the accused/defendant or the respondent. The third and fourth are their respective counsels and the fifth is the Judge. It is submitted that it is highly likely that at any point in time, three of these are always ready for an adjournment for one reason or the other, and therefore it is up to the judge to rein them in.