Essays Tagged: "Durga"
This is an essay about the role of idol worship for Hindu women in India.
in India must call upon the goddesses as a source of feminine strength. Secondly, the Hindu deities Durga and Kali are analyzed for their significance and functions in Indian women's lives. Lastly, Du ... ial to become. (Lama, Pg.20) Two of the most famous deities in the Hindu religion are the goddesses Durga and Kali. The goddesses possess much of the same characteristics yet have sharp distinctions w ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Explain why you might think observing visible religious activity can help you to understand what part religion plays in a community?
hold festivals in celebration of these deities. Perhaps, one of the most important of these is the Durga Puja which is celebrated throughout India but perhaps most prominently in Calcutta, Bengal. Th ... hout India but perhaps most prominently in Calcutta, Bengal. The celebrations center around Goddess Durga represents a united front of all Divine forces against the negative forces of evil and wickedn ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Parvati : Indian Idol
ple.The Statue is of a Hindu goddess. She's most commonly known as Parvati but has many names. Uma, Durga, and Kalima are only some of them; with each name she takes several different forms and is rei ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
India: A Land Of Festivals And Fairs
is also observed with splendid pomp and pageantry. In Bengal and the East, this festival is called Durga Puja. Images of the goddess Durga are worshiped for four days. On the last day, these images a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Indian culture
o worship Shiva and those who worship the Mother Goddess, Shakti, also called Parvati, Mahalakshmi, Durga or Kali.Shiva BrahmaVishnuFestivalsThe Diwali festival, the festival of lights, is one of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith