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Durga
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Durga In the Hindu pantheon, one of the names of the wife of Shiva . Depicted as a 10-armed goddess, she is both destructive and beneficent but is worshipped today as a warrior against evil. Her festival, the Durga-puja, which occurs in September or October, is an occasion for family reunions.
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Kali
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Kali Hindu goddess of destruction, consort of Shiva . Also known as Chandi, Durga , Parvati , Sakti, Uma, and Mata, Kali represents the all-devouring aspect of Devi, the mother-goddess of India, who in other forms is calm and peaceful.
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Varanasi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...invasions destroyed many Hindu religious sites. The most famous Hindu temples are the Golden temple, dedicated to Shiva, and the Durga temple with its swarms of sacred monkeys. The banks of the Ganges in the city are bordered by ghats, or flights of steps, that...
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Bangladesh
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...Day, 26 December. Movable religious holidays include Good Friday, Jamat Wida, Shab-i-Bharat, 'Id al-Fitr, 'Id al-'Adha', and Durga Puja. TIME: 6 pm = noon GMT. Situated in South Asia, Bangladesh, before it became an independent state, was the eastern province...
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Shiva
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...smeared with ashes, and his hair long and matted. As Nataraja, he is shown four-armed, bearing various emblems, and dancing on one foot on a prostrate demon. Shiva's mount is the bull Nandi, and his consort is the goddess Uma, Parvati, Durga, or Kali .
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Gods and Goddesses of Life and Death
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
...and goddesses generally embody pure energy: the Hindu goddess Durga is the anger of Shiva's consort Parvati, just as Kartikeya...Kali, the Hindu death goddess, bursting from the forehead of Durga; and Kartikeya, born from the sparks that fell from Shiva's...
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Rajputs
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...of the god Shiva. Many also worship Surya (the Sun God), and Durga as Mother Goddess. In addition, nearly every Rajput clan has...Of particular importance is Dasahara, a festival dedicated to Durga (the Mother Goddess). It is customary for Rajputs to sacrifice...
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India
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...important include Shivarati in February; and Raksha Bandhan in August. Movable religious holidays include Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Dussehra, 'Id al-Fitr, Dewali; and Christmas, 25 December. TIME: 5:30 pm = noon GMT. The Republic of India, Asia's second-large...
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Tamils
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...importance to the Mother Goddess, a tradition that may date to the Indus Valley civilization. The Mother Goddess is worshipped as Durga, but also assumes the form of local ammans, or goddesses, such as Mariamman, who protects against disease. Many Tamils also...
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Demons
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...theologies, there is an ambivalence concerning certain deities. In Hinduism, the most terrifying of the gods, such as Kali, Durga, and Shiva, although seemingly demonic and destructive, often perform deeds that ultimately turn out to be good. In the scriptures...
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