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Nine nights of the goddess the navaratri festival in south asia
Simmons, Caleb
Nine nights of the goddess the navaratri festival in south asia / Caleb Simmons - New Delhi Aleph c2006 - xiii, 359 p. ill. 22 cm.
Includes index
Outside of the narratives that tell the deeds of the Goddess, Navaratri is perhaps most connected with the story of Rama within the popular imagination of its celebrants.As the epic story goes, Rama, the erstwhile prince of Ayodhya, was engaged in a long and difficult battle with Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka who had abducted his wife, Sita and held her captive. Finding his adversary not easily vanquished, Rama performed puja to the goddess Durga. The Goddess, pleased with his worship since it was Navaratri, appeared and granted him victory over his foe. With the boon from the Goddess, Rama was able to defeat Ravana on Vijayadashami.
9789388292160
Fasts and feasts Hinduism; Durga Hindu deity; South Asia
294.5211 / SIM
Nine nights of the goddess the navaratri festival in south asia / Caleb Simmons - New Delhi Aleph c2006 - xiii, 359 p. ill. 22 cm.
Includes index
Outside of the narratives that tell the deeds of the Goddess, Navaratri is perhaps most connected with the story of Rama within the popular imagination of its celebrants.As the epic story goes, Rama, the erstwhile prince of Ayodhya, was engaged in a long and difficult battle with Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka who had abducted his wife, Sita and held her captive. Finding his adversary not easily vanquished, Rama performed puja to the goddess Durga. The Goddess, pleased with his worship since it was Navaratri, appeared and granted him victory over his foe. With the boon from the Goddess, Rama was able to defeat Ravana on Vijayadashami.
9789388292160
Fasts and feasts Hinduism; Durga Hindu deity; South Asia
294.5211 / SIM