PUJA SPECIAL: That time of year, again
Sep 18, 2009
FROM THE STATESMAN Arunayan Sharma on Durga Puja and all that it brings with it Yaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu, Shakti Roopena Samasthita, Namastasyai, Namastasyai, Namastasya, Namo Namah. TODAY is Mahalaya. The day we offer tarpan to our ancestors. This religious observance and the traditional worship associated with it has, apart from being merely an adoration of the divine, a somewhat different significance for us. Today is the day when we welcome Durga and the values she stands for
