Mahalaya signifies the arrival of Goddess Durga (another form of Shakti), to earth from her heavenly abode in Kailasha.

Although today she is seen as an intimidating yet capricious deity in Bengal, Goddess Kali was once a terrifying figure existing in the fri...

The Devi Mahatmya, recited during the ongoing Navratri festival, celebrates diverse drives and qualities of life as sacred aspects of the G...

The moonless night of all souls (sarva-pitra amavasya ) has just receded in favour of the nine-day festival of the goddess (Navaratri). In ...