Dashain Aayo
The sky is blue. The sun glows. Thin clouds scatter like kite tails unraveling in the wind. Somewhere, the voice of the weatherman drifts in. Dashain aayo.
Dashain
Are You Coming Home for Dashain This Year?
Do you remember the way our town felt during Dashain? The familiar breeze that carried with it the scent of home, the streets alive with laughter, the sound of distant drums announcing the arrival of celebrations? Dashain was never just a festival for us; it was a feeling—a pulse of life that brought everyone back together, no matter how far apart we had wandered.
Dashain Specials – The Annual Gastronomical Indulgence
Dashain is all about catching up with family members, relatives, and friends and of course, eating scrumptious meals.
DASHAIN SPECIAL: Tale of the Masu, Gundruk ko Jhol and Dashai
Forget politics, forget sloganeering, forget worries. Folks! Dashain is near! leave the worries to the Khasi(Goat), “Sungur”(Pig), “Goru”(Bull), and “Ranga”(Buff). It’s close and Judgement day for them- “Maar” looming, making them worried! only the cat and dog are in a jovial mood, though later they too have to deal with gastric problems.
Memories, Sishnu Culture, and Politics of the Hills
People around the world create fences, walls, and boundaries, not so long ago in our villages of Darjeeling and Kalimpong we did it too, although naturally!
On Asthami – The 8th day of Durga Puja – We Pray to Maa Mahagauri
Maa Mahagauri is worshipped on the 8th day of Durga Puja, the Asthami, for purification of the soul and forgiveness of past sins.
On the 7th day of Durga Puja – We Pray to Maa Kalratri
Maa Kalratri is worshipped on the seventh day of Durga Puja. Her worship symbolizes Purification of mind, words and body. She is the remove of planetary obstacles.
On the 6th Day of Durga Puja – We Pray to Maa Katyayani
Maa Katyayani is worshipped on the 6th day of Durga Puja for the destruction of sins accumulated in the previous lives.
On the 5th Day of Durga Puja – We Pray to Skandamata
On the fifth day of Navratri, we offer prayers to Skandamata, the mother of Kumara or Skanda or Kartikeya, who was chosen by gods as their commander in the war against the demons.
4th Day of Durga Puja – We Pray to Maa Kusmanda
Maa Kusmanda, the goddess that provides warmth, heat and energy to the universe is worshipped on the 4th day of Navratri.