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Nine Nights of the Goddess
Author | : Caleb Simmons,Moumita Sen,Hillary Rodrigues |
Publsiher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2018-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781438470696 |
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Explores the contemporary nature and the diverse narratives, rituals, and performances of the Navar?tri festival. Nine Nights of the Goddess explores the festival of Navarātri—alternatively called Navarātra, Mahānavamī, Durgā Pūjā, Dasarā, and/or Dassain—which lasts for nine nights and ends with a celebration called Vijayadaśamī, or "the tenth (day) of victory." Celebrated in both massive public venues and in small, private domestic spaces, Navarātri is one of the most important and ubiquitous festivals in South Asia and wherever South Asians have settled. These festivals share many elements, including the goddess, royal power, the killing of demons, and the worship of young girls and married women, but their interpretation and performance vary widely. This interdisciplinary collection of essays investigates Navarātri in its many manifestations and across historical periods, including celebrations in West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal. Collectively, the essays consider the role of the festival's contextual specificity and continental ubiquity as a central component for understanding South Asian religious life, as well as how it shapes and is shaped by political patronage, economic development, and social status.
Nine Nights of Power
Author | : Ute Hüsken,Vasudha Narayanan,Astrid Zotter |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2021-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781438484082 |
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The autumnal Navarātri festival—also called Durgā Pūjā, Dassehra, or Dasain—is the most important Hindu festival in South Asia and wherever Hindus settle. A nine-night-long celebration in honor of the goddess Durgā, it ends on the tenth day with a celebration called "the victorious tenth" (vijayadaśamī). The rituals that take place in domestic, royal, and public spaces are closely connected with one's station in life and dependent on social status, economic class, caste, and gender issues. Exploring different aspects of the festival as celebrated in diverse regions of South Asia and in the South Asian diaspora, this book addresses the following common questions: What does this festival do? What does it achieve, and how? Why and in what way does it sometimes fail? How do mass communication and social media increase participation in and contribute to the changing nature of the festival? The contributors address these questions from multiple perspectives and discuss issues of agency, authority, ritual efficacy, change, appropriation, and adaptation. Because of the festival's reach beyond its diverse celebrations in South Asia, its influence can be seen in the rituals and dances in many parts of Western Europe and North America.
Nine Nights Navratri
Author | : Simran Ahuja |
Publsiher | : Notion Press |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789383416400 |
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The book attempts for the first time in the world to give an insightful perspective of this festival of the Goddesses. Its Spiritual significance and various celebrations in India and Overseas. The book portrays the blissful joy of playing Raas and Garba and synchronizes it with the beautiful explanation of the eternal love between Radha and Krishna. Participating in the festivities of Navratri with loved ones brings positive health and happiness, which is vital for rejuvenation. It colourfully depicts the uniqueness of this dance form, which has no barriers. Whether a spectator, beginner or proficient dancer, everyone will find it interesting and illuminating. There are some unique fitness and dietary advices, energizing foods, natural make-up for everlasting beauty, along with exemplifying strategies to be a winner. The underlying essence of this book is also to bring forth the magnificence of the Goddesses and it's expression in the strength of a woman
Journal Daily
Author | : Spiritualtee Durga |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2019-08-06 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1088621988 |
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Navaratri is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga. Navratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, where nava means nine and ratri means nights. During these nine nights and ten days, the nine forms of Devi are worshipped. The tenth day is commonly referred to as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.
Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess
Author | : Hillary Rodrigues |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780791488447 |
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During a nine-day period every autumn, Hindus in India and throughout the world worship the Great Goddess, Durgā--the formidable deity who is loved like a mother. One of the most dramatic and popular of these celebrations is the Durgā Pūjā, a rite noted for its visual pageantry, ritual complexity, and communal participation. In this book, Hillary Peter Rodrigues describes the Bengali style of Durgā Pūjā practiced in the sacred city of Banaras from beginning to end. A romanization of the Sanskrit litany is included along with an English translation. In addition to the liturgical description, Rodrigues provides information on the rite's component elements and mythic aspects. There are interpretive sections on puja, the Great Goddess, women's roles in the ritual, and the socio-cultural functions of the ritual. Rodrigues maintains that the Durgā Pūjā is a rite of cosmic rejuvenation, of empowerment at both the personal and social levels, and a rite that orchestrates manifestations of the feminine, both Divine and human.
Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power
Author | : Laura Amazzone |
Publsiher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780761853138 |
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"Amazzone's voice is strong and clear. Goddess Durga promises the transformation, empowerment, and dignity that is our birthright."--Marisa Tomei, Academy Award-winning actor.
Nava Durga
Author | : Nalini Ramachandran |
Publsiher | : Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2020-10-19 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9789353059811 |
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Durga, as this powerful warrior-goddess is known, Has nine special forms-each one unique, not just a clone. Shailaputri, Brahmacharini and Chandraghanta, Kushmanda and Skandamata, Katyayani and Kaalratri, Maha Gauri and Siddhidatri . . . They are the Nava Durga, Worshipped during Navaratri, The festival of nine nights and nine days That's celebrated across India and the world in myriad ways To praise the goddesses and their glory. This is their story!
Ritualizing on the Boundaries
Author | : Fred W. Clothey |
Publsiher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1570036470 |
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In his comparative study of four Tamil resettlements, Clothey examines the rituals that have traveled with these South Indian communities - Hindu, Muslim, and Christian - and how these practices perpetuate or modify the heritages these groups claim for themselves in their new environs. Clothey looks specifically at settlements in the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Mumbai, India; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Describing such settlements as communities living on boundaries, Clothey explores how their existence illustrates divisions between ethnic, local, and global identities; between generations; and between imagined pasts and uncertain futures. He contends that one of the most visible ways expatriated communities negotiate these boundaries is through the use of ritual - the building of shrines and temples, the use of festivals and performances, and the enactment of ancient ceremonies.