Nine Nights of the Goddess

Nine Nights of the Goddess
Author: Caleb Simmons
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 143847069X
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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

Nine Nights of Power
Author: Ute Hüsken
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1438484089
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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.

Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power

Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power
Author: Laura Amazzone
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0761853138
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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.

Journal Daily

Journal Daily
Author: Spiritualtee Durga
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781088621981
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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.

Nava Durga

Nava Durga
Author: Nalini Ramachandran
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2020-10-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 935305981X
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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!

Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess

Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess
Author: Hillary Rodrigues
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0791488446
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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.

Let's Celebrate Navratri! (Nine Nights of Dancing & Fun) (Maya & Neel's India Adventure Series, Book 5)

Let's Celebrate Navratri! (Nine Nights of Dancing & Fun) (Maya & Neel's India Adventure Series, Book 5)
Author: Ajanta Chakraborty
Publisher: Culture Groove / Bollywood Groove
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1945792604
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A festival that celebrates the female power in its nine different forms? Navratri or the festival of Nine Nights is exactly that. One of the most widely celebrated festivals of India, it is the perfect combination of mesmerizing Dandiya & Garba dances, brilliantly colorful clothes, delicious treats, and more. Join our traveling adventurers Maya, Neel, and Chintu, the squirrel, as they experience Navratri in its full splendor in Gujarat and also learn about how Navratri is celebrated in the rest of the country including Durga Puja, Golu tradition, and more. . Check out this incredibly fun festival book from Bestselling series with Award-winning authors! **Also See** Check out the bestseller book on 5 days of Diwali along with an activity book with 50 activities! . **Did you know?** All of our books are non-religious with stories are retold for a global audience. Maya & Neel’s India Adventures 10+ Book Series is written with the mission to RAISE MULTICULTURAL KIDS! We are Indie authors and 1st generation Indian immigrants, who have dedicated the past decade to spreading multiculturalism through our local dance & culture company as well through this book series whose extreme popularity has taken even us by surprise. You can follow our cultural journey on social media at Bollywood Groove and Culture Groove. To all our little and grownup readers: Thank You for supporting our work & mission! -------------- For bulk orders! or author visits! contact [email protected] Our Series Available Worldwide (CultureGroove.com/Books):! Festivals: Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Vaisakhi, Ramadan & Eid | Mythology: Ganesha, Krishna | Places: Delhi & Taj Mahal, Mumbai | Wedding | Diwali 50 Activity Book Holi 50-Activity Book | Gift Sets 1 & 2

Religious Diversity in Asia

Religious Diversity in Asia
Author: Jørn Borup
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004415815
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This anthology explores religious diversity in Asia seen through the lenses of history, identity, state, ritual and geography. The chapters furthermore address theoretical and methodological reflections using Asia as a laboratory for broader comparative research of 'religious diversity'.

The Veiling Brilliance

The Veiling Brilliance
Author: Devadatta Kali
Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2006-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780892541287
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Immediately, the seer Medhas challenges King Suratha and the merchant Samachi, saying that nothing in this world is as it seems to be and that what they don't know is the cause of their grief. Gifted with unfailing wisdom, the holy man is at once provocative, unpredictable, and loving as he takes his two new disciples on the journey of a lifetime-a journey to the heart of reality to self-discovery. This story of betrayal and loss, inner conflict, and the way to peace probes ever deeper into to the mystery of human existence and leads to the question, Who am I? Amid the deconstruction od everyday personality and the perplexing world, an astonishing new sense of self begins to shine through. Suratha's and Samadhi's struggles are everyone's struggles, and their growing understanding, nurtured by the irrepressible holy man, reveals the wisdom that resides deep in every human heart. The Veiling Brilliance is a compelling story, but more than that, it is a manual for living the empowers through a transformative vision of life in all its sacredness, where the commonplace becomes miraculous. Inspired by the Devimahatmya, the Sanskirt classic of Goddess-centered Hinduism, The Veiling Brilliance is an imaginative and eloquent novel that reinterprets for today's reader the psychological and spiritual wisdom of India's ancient Vedas and Tantras. At its core, The Veiling Brilliance is a book for seekers of direct, simple answer's to life's perennial questions and a book for those who wish to hear the hidden wisdom of the holy man's teaching simply, directly, and eloquently. Book jacket.

Spiritual Literacy

Spiritual Literacy
Author: Frederic Brussat
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1998-08-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0684835347
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This collection presents "more than 650 readings about daily life from present-day authors ..."--Inside jacket flap.