Navratri 2023: Significance of the ten arms of Maa Durga
Shardiya Navratri this year began on October 15 and ends on October 23. During these nine days of Navratri, nine forms of Maa Durga are worshipped.
Shardiya Navratri this year began on October 15 and ends on October 23. During these nine days of Navratri, nine forms of Maa Durga are worshipped.
The three-day Shakambari Festival began at Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
Durga Pujo is that time of the year when the city returns to itself.
Over the passage of time, this platform became a medium for women, across all barriers, to retrospect, reflect and introspect, and share their experiences.
The puja committees whose idols are being included in the museum this time include Hindustan Park, Jodhpur Park, Alipore Gopalnagar 78 Pally and Barisha Club.
Arguably, the CID was roped in only after the district administration failed to make headway.
Huge pandals with idols of Goddess Durga are set-up for Durga Puja celebrations, and devotees come in large numbers to offer prayers to the goddess.
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.
The world has witnessed a spurt in such incidents in recent years.
The nine holy nights (Nav Ratri) of the festival commemorate the nine incarnations of Goddess Durga
