Celebrating the Festival of Dolls amid social distancing
Day 7 - I chose to capture the doll arrangement at home. The 10 day festival of Navratri is celebrated in various forms across India. In the Southern states of…
Vijaya Dashami – Victory of Good Over Evil
The culminating day of the nine day long festivity is marked with the celebration of Vijaya Dashami – the tenth day on which Goddess Maa (mother) Durga had her victory over the devil/demon. Celebrations take different forms in different parts of the country, ranging from worshiping the goddess Durga, to exhibiting colorful toys on the day of Bombe Habba in Karnataka (a glimpse of which you will see in the following post). Vijaya Dashami also sees the immersion of Durga deities, which are worshiped for nine days prior to Dussera.
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