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- Durga Puja: Celebrating The Goddess: Then and Now
Durga Puja: Celebrating The Goddess: Then and Now
- Author:
- Sudeshna Banerjee
- Type:
- Hardbound
- Pages:
- 94
- Published:
- 11/01/2006
- ISBN:
- 8129110342
- ISBN-13:
- 9788129110343
- Condition:
- New
- Language:
- English
- Shipping Info:
- Regd. Air Mail method usually takes 12-16 Days.
- Price:
- $10.13
- Rating:
-
Book Description
The book is an introduction to Durga Puja, the grandest festival in eastern India, a celebration that provides a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of Bengal. It is also a ready reckoner of all aspects of the Puja-its mythical origins, its socio-cultural evolution, its economic ramifications and its elaborate rituals. Spiced up with anecdotes and trivia collected from journals and newspapers from the 19th century to the present day, it is a compendium of knowledge associated with the worship of the Mother Goddess, one of the oldest surviving Hindu traditions.
