Ebook: Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
Author: Rachel Fell McDermott
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Edition: ebook
- Language: English
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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honour its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. This book recounts the history of these festivals and their revelry, rivalry, and nostalgic power.