Book description
The autumnal Navaratri festivalāalso called Durga Puja, Dassehra, or Dasaināis the most important Hindu festival in South Asia and wherever Hindus settle. A nine-night-long celebration in honor of the goddess Durga, it ends on the tenth day with a celebration called "the victorious tenth" (vijayadasami). The rituals that take placeā¦
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1 author picked Nine Nights of Power as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is a riveting exploration of the major goddess festival in India, Navaratri, and a follow-up volume of the popularĀ Nine Nights of the Goddess.
I love this book because it dives into the regional diversity of the festival, taking me on a journey into the many ways that the goddess is celebrated throughout India and into the lives of her devotees. What I find so mesmerizing about Nine Nights of Power is the balance between breadth and depth that gives me a flavor of the diversity of the traditions with deep dives into the individual case studies.Ā
From Caleb's list on goddesses in India.
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