An insight of celebration of durga puja in Kolkata. Some of the unique artistic creation is seen. The festive season is in the air. It marks the start of Akalbodhan. Durga is perhaps the most widely worshiped deity of Shakti. Maa Durga's divine characterization include entire Devibhagavatham is dedicated to her. Durga means one who is [...]
Durga Puja: A Festival of Home Coming : Throughout the year we await the worship of Devi Durga. In Hindu Mythology Devi is said to visit her home during the 4 days, the tradition continues when Sri Ramchandra created the Akalbodhan (untime awakening) of devi Chandi to defeat of Ravan. The win of good over [...]
Bonedi Barir Pujo in Kolkata still maintains a blend of rich culture and tradition still today. With Sarbarna Roy Choudhury Puja over 400 years most of the puja have crossed average 100 years and plus still going on. Devi Uma is their daughter who comes home once in a year. I have been visiting some of [...]
Durga Puja 2016 : A small insight of the Artwork and the different Devi form celebrated in Kolkata 2016 will give you an insight of how much enriched we are in the context of art, culture and theme created.
Plz review my Flickr Gallery of Durga Puja 2016 images. Kolkata Puja Parikrama, a round about the best of the artform of Durga puja...Thanks to all artist and all who worked to make this puja a grand success. Let Divine Mother shower her blessings.
AnimatedVideo-Fun-Mahisasur-Katha 2016 : This video is an effort from the artists of AnimatedVideo.com. It unfolds in a very funny way the story about how Mahisasur is convinced by Narad Muni to take part in the war against Devi Durga when he whimsically decides to quit and opts for the job of a primary school teacher. [...]
A brief walk through in the by lanes of Kumortuli where the creation of Devi takes place in the northern fringes of the city. Creation is an eternal process, the rich cultural heritage of India has been age old and its diversity in religious belief has been focused in Hindu Mythology. The festival of Durga [...]
The story of devi durga: For every Bengali, the Durga Puja festival is special. The energy with which it is celebrated is something one has to see to visualize the festival saga. It marks the victory of good over evil, with warrior-goddess on a lion demolishing the buffalo demon (Mahishasur). The Durga Puja, is a [...]
The insight of Markendeyo Puran Various forms like Durga, Chandi, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Maha Saraswati are but Her divine forms. Each form of the Devi has a distinctive role meant for a definite purpose. Yet every form is also identified as the Ultimate Reality of the universe. Each form of the Divine Mother is thus [...]
