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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...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...
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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...
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Rajputs
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...the god Shiva. Many also worship Surya (the Sun God), and Durga as Mother Goddess. In addition, nearly every Rajput clan has...particular importance is Dasahara, a festival dedicated to Durga (the Mother Goddess). It is customary for Rajputs to sacrifice...
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Bengali Shakta
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...more well-known pan-Indian goddesses (such as Sarasvati, Durga, Radha, Parvati, and Gayatri Devi). These goddesses are...often communal (especially at festivals, such as Kali Puja and Durga Puja). Worship may involve contemplation of the devotee...
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Hinduism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Krishna , Shiva, the elephant-headed god Ganesha, and the Mother-Goddess or Devi, who appears as the terrible Kali or Durga but also as Sarasvati, the goddess of music and learning, and as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. All the gods and goddesses...
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India
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...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...
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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...
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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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Bangladesh
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...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...
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Bankimchandra Chatterji
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...order of sanyasis who revolted against the medieval Moslem rulers of Bengal. These sanyasis worshiped the mother-goddess Durga, who became to Bengali readers a powerful symbol of religion and patriotism. A long poem in this book, Bande Mataram (Hail...
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