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.
Reacting to the MLA episode, Congress spokesperson Archana Sharma said that while promoting cleanliness is good, however, praying for someone's personal loss is a bad thing.
This year, no idol immersion was allowed in the Yamuna following the directions of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) under National Green Tribunal (NGT).
Legend has it that Dashami is the day when she sets out for Kailash, her husband’s abode, accompanied by her children.
Legend has it that Dashami is the day when she sets out for Kailash, her husband’s abode, accompanied by her children.
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.
