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The five-day Durga Puja begins Saturday, forming part of the Navratri, nine nights of Hindu fasting and worship.
Durga Puja honors the female deity Durga, who is depicted as a warrior, symbolic of power and rage. Durga is revered across much of India, but perhaps most in West Bengal, the state governed by India’s most outspoken female politician, Mamata Banerjee.
Devotees believe that Durga came to earth and defeated the shape-shifting demon Mahishasura, slaying him with a spear whilst astride a lion.
Huge, painted mud and straw statues of the deity are made for the festival. The idol is often cast with ten arms, with each hand clasping a different weapon. The towering height of the statues is intended to indicate the triumph of good over evil.
Sacrificial animals and hot foods are offered during Durga Puja in order to “stimulate her vengeful violence,” according to Chris.J. Fuller in his book, “The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India”. The writer describes Durga as “ferocious and quickly angered.”
During Durga Puja, devotees submerge the statues of Durga in rivers and lakes to symbolize her return to mud from which she was made. Kolkata’s Hooghly River is a focal point during this part of the festival.
Durga Puja is carried out with different customs depending on the state.
Bengalis, particularly women living away from home, often return to families during the festival.
West Bengal has a history of championing reforms for women. Kolkata was home to the first college for women - India Bethune College founded in the mid 19th century. Moves to ban Sati – the practice of burning a widow on her deceased husband’s pyre – also began in Kolkata in the early 19th century. Ram Mohun Roy, a Hindu reformer, said Sati had no basis in the Hindu scriptures. His campaign was influential in the outlawing of the practice in Bengal in 1829.
But today, the state is far from being the poster girl for the protection of women. The latest figures from the National Crime Records Bureau put West Bengal as the worst state for the rate of crime against women.
This year Ms. Banerjee has given state government workers five days off for Durga Puja, which together with Oct. 26 for the Islamic festival of Bakra Eid and Oct. 29 for Lakshmi Puja, amounts to a 10-day holiday including weekends.
But some people will be working overtime because of a shortage of suitably trained Hindu priests. West Bengal Pandit and Purohit Association is running a crash course for priests ahead of the Durga Puja to keep up with demand, according to reports.
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Durga Puja honors the female deity Durga, who is depicted as a warrior, symbolic of power and rage. Durga is revered across much of India, but perhaps most in West Bengal, the state governed by India’s most outspoken female politician, Mamata Banerjee.
Devotees believe that Durga came to earth and defeated the shape-shifting demon Mahishasura, slaying him with a spear whilst astride a lion.
Huge, painted mud and straw statues of the deity are made for the festival. The idol is often cast with ten arms, with each hand clasping a different weapon. The towering height of the statues is intended to indicate the triumph of good over evil.
Sacrificial animals and hot foods are offered during Durga Puja in order to “stimulate her vengeful violence,” according to Chris.J. Fuller in his book, “The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India”. The writer describes Durga as “ferocious and quickly angered.”
During Durga Puja, devotees submerge the statues of Durga in rivers and lakes to symbolize her return to mud from which she was made. Kolkata’s Hooghly River is a focal point during this part of the festival.
Durga Puja is carried out with different customs depending on the state.
Bengalis, particularly women living away from home, often return to families during the festival.
West Bengal has a history of championing reforms for women. Kolkata was home to the first college for women - India Bethune College founded in the mid 19th century. Moves to ban Sati – the practice of burning a widow on her deceased husband’s pyre – also began in Kolkata in the early 19th century. Ram Mohun Roy, a Hindu reformer, said Sati had no basis in the Hindu scriptures. His campaign was influential in the outlawing of the practice in Bengal in 1829.
But today, the state is far from being the poster girl for the protection of women. The latest figures from the National Crime Records Bureau put West Bengal as the worst state for the rate of crime against women.
This year Ms. Banerjee has given state government workers five days off for Durga Puja, which together with Oct. 26 for the Islamic festival of Bakra Eid and Oct. 29 for Lakshmi Puja, amounts to a 10-day holiday including weekends.
But some people will be working overtime because of a shortage of suitably trained Hindu priests. West Bengal Pandit and Purohit Association is running a crash course for priests ahead of the Durga Puja to keep up with demand, according to reports.
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