Celebrating the Mother Goddess Durga

Many in the West may be familiar with Kali, the Goddess of Destruction, from movies such as "Gunga Din" or "Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom." But in India, Kali is better known as Durga, the Goddess of Creation & Renewal. This program is a radio portrait of the four-day festival of Durga Puja recorded on location in Calcutta. The accompanying booklet examines the importance of ritual & festivals in Indian culture, contains text about the mythology of the Mother Goddess & serves as a basic introduction to Hinduism & the basic duality of the Divine within Hindu thoughtHollick, Julian C. is the author of 'Celebrating the Mother Goddess Durga', published 1985 under ISBN 9781567090505 and ISBN 1567090508.