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20,000 buffaloes sacrificed in Nepal
The world was shocked to learn of the mass slaughter of 20,000 buffaloes in Nepal in the name of ending evil, and bringing peace and prosperity. It is believed to be a Hindu ritual and is carried out once every five years in the jungles of the Bara district...
Tags: mass slaughter, goddess gadhimai, goddess durga, dacoit, animal sacrifice, travel, Kathmandu, Hindu goddesses, Festivals in India, Puja, Kali, Religion Belief, Durga Puja, Shaktism, Culture of West Bengal, Nepal
After the immersion of Goddess Durga
Once the idols of the Goddess Durga and her retinue are immersed in the water bodies and the procession returns to an empty pandal, there is the usual sorrow due to the curtain dropping on the festivities. But, what happens to the glorious structures...
Tags: goddess durga, handicrafts, drawing rooms, theme, decoration
Vijaya Dasami and Dussehra
The Durga puja festivities end on the Vijaya Dasami day – it is the day Goddess Durga returns to her husband’s place in the Himalayas after spending four wonderful days at her mother’s place. She symbolizes the triumph of the perennial...
Tags: goddess durga, vijaya dasami, dussehra, demon king ravana, demon king asura, ramlila grounds
Mahalaya is here
The festive season has arrived. Mahalaya is the day when Goddess Durga leaves her abode in the Himalayas to come down to her mother’s place in Bengal. Her four children accompany her. It is an annual ritual and is the biggest festival for Bengalis....
Tags: mahalaya, goddess durga, pandals, swiss, bengalis
Idol makers of Kumartuli
As the D-day approaches, the activities in Kumartuli is at a feverish pitch – with rain clouds hovering overhead and forecast of heavy rains by the Met department, the tarpaulins are hoisted, the blowers are kept for drying the idols, and the artisans...
Tags: kumartuli, goddess durga, fibreglass, artisans
Welcome to Kumartuli – the town of Potters
Welcome to Kumartuli – the town of Potters. These potters are skilled artisans who create magic with simple clay and straw. They are at this moment the busiest persons in the area called Kumartuli which has been earmarked for creating...
Tags: kumartuli, durga puja idol, devotees, ganges, goddess durga, eco friendly
A four-headed Durga in Kolkata this Pujas 2009
Normally, by this time, the preparations of welcoming Goddess Durga with her retinue of sons and daughters, is at a high pitch. But, this year, things are subdued because of not just the swine flu scare but also of spiraling prices of essential commodities...
Tags: goddess durga, rashbehari avenue, nepal tourism, durga puja themes, swine flu, Taleju Bhabani temple in Bhaktapur
Thoughts on Durga Puja
Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bengalis the world over and is just 45 days away. One of the Bengali TV channels has already begun the countdown with the icon of the Goddess Durga inserted in the left hand corner of the screen showing the number...
Tags: durga puja, mahalaya, goddess durga
A lotus for Aishwarya
Aishwarya Rai Bachhan has been rewarded with the Padma-shri this year. She certainly deserves it for having represented India in various forums abroad and, critics might interpret this as a thaw in relationships between two important families viz. the...
Tags: aishwarya rai bachhan, padma bibhushan, gandhi, bachhan, congress party, samajwadi party, Krishna, goddess durga
Durga Puja ends with immersion
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | about 1 year ago
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Immersion of the idol of goddess Durga in the river Buriganga on Thursday evening. NN photo BSS, Dhaka The five-day Durga Puja festival ended yesterday with ceremonial immersion of the idols of goddess Durga marking the 'Bisarjan' (Bijoya Dashami). Durga...
Tags: Durga Puja, Bijoya Dashami, Bangladesh Puja Celebration Council, goddess durga
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