10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DURGA PUJA»
Discover the use of
Durga Puja in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Durga Puja and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Sudeshna Banerjee. Park Sarbojanin welcomed 18,000 in the same period.19
The figures could only have increased as the night advanced. A corollary to the
inflow of sponsorship money is the decreasing dependence on subscriptions
from ...
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Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess: The Liturgy of the ...
A first-hand description of the Durga Puja, the Hinda celebration of the Great Goddess.
To remove the effects of Kal Bhairo, a householder must perform a Durga Puja.
The purpose of this Puja is to ask Mother Durga to accept them as her own
children hence; Lord Shiva becomes their new father. Through this Puja, the
person is ...
4
New Age Purohit Darpan:
Durga Puja:
Durga Puja is the most important festival of Bengalis. It comes during the month
of Ashwin (September-October). Before Durga Puja, comes the Mahalaya, which
is a fortnight after the new moon (Amavasya). During that fortnight, called ...
Kanai Mukherjee, Arunkati Banerjee, Aloka Chakravarty
Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival in honour of the goddess Durga. It is a
celebration of good over evil but different regions in India have their own customs
. In some places they celebrate Durga as being on earth during the first nine
nights ...
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Folklore, Public Sphere, and Civil Society
The competitive aspect of Durga Puja, or that it becomes a site of showing off
one's affluence rather than devotion, marks an important step towards
secularising further the—in any case secular—event and making it all the more
conducive ...
M. D. Muthukumaraswamy, Molly Kaushal, 2004
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Durga Puj:
Durga,
Durga Puja, Devi Mahatmyam, Asian Paints ...
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Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls : Popular Goddess Worship ...
This worship would occur annually, at the time of Durga Puja, and village women
would visit the tree accompanied by musicians, with worship articles in wicker
baskets. Vana Durga was offered rice boiled in milk by a brahmin priest, for the ...
June McDaniel Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies College of Charleston, 2004
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The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India
A similar equation applies to Chandi in Cuttack, for she, as Kali, is offered the
sacrifices during Durga Puja. Chandi's cult in Orissa has been heavily influenced
by Bengali Tantrism, which — at least since the eighteenth century — has had a ...
Christopher John Fuller, 2004
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I Won't Let You Go: Selected Poems
In this stunning collection of poems by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, acclaimed translator Ketaki Kushari Dyson brilliantly captures the energy and lyricism of the legendary poet’s verses.
Rabindranath Tagore, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DURGA PUJA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Durga Puja is used in the context of the following news items.
WB Govt announces enhanced festival bonus to employees
While this benefit would be extended to Muslim employees by July 15 ahead of Eid, the rest would get it by October 9 before the Durga Puja ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Don't treat conceptual art like high art
... Durga and her brood during Durga puja and Lord Ganesh during Ganesh Chaturthi, in the Western milieu, concept art was like a new toy. «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
What makes Sourav Ganguly the Dada of swagger
... England tri-series in January 2015 at Perth, Sourav had waved it off saying that Kolkata sees that attendance every year during Durga Puja! «India Today, Jul 15»
24x7 duty for police personnel in India: What forces across the world …
Remember those carefree 'pandal hopping' on Durga puja or the roaming around on festivals like Diwali and Holi? Ever thought what keeps ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
EC in quandary over Bihar poll dates
In October, apart from Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2) and JP Jayanti (Oct 11), the 10-day Durga Puja starts from October 13 and ends on October 23. «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
Dinda keeps Indian flag flying in body-art fest
KOLKATA: Artist Sanatan Dinda, whose creations at Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata have captivated millions for over a decade, wowed judges ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
CHAITRA NAVRATRI
It is believed that Goddess Durga was originally worshipped (Durga Puja) in the Chaitra month and was also referred as Basanti Puja. «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
BJP hosts three Iftar parties, invites no non-Muslim leaders
This is like if a Muslim friend of mine comes during Durga Puja and offers anjali. So, we have decided to avoid it,” Sinha added. Meanwhile ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Cuttack Chandi Mandir to get a makeover
During Durga puja, people from across the state throng the shrine. Hence for better crowd management, barricades and other systems will be ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
The Joys of Eid Tomalika
The busy actor never fails to rejoice on festivals; be it Durga Puja or Eid. From shopping to going to friend's places or having them over, Toma is ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
