Celebrating Shakti: The Living Goddess This Navratri!

It’s that time of the year again. Navratri, the annual festival celebrating the nine avatars of the Goddess Shakti, is upon us. The deities of Ma Durga are out of the temple altars to be seated in the forefront, decorated with red flowers and colourful chunris and offered daily prayers in the morning and evening. People are fasting for the nine days to appease the G…

Durga Puja Pandal and Temple At RamKrishna Math and Mission, Khar, Mumbai

Navratri Special: She's A Woman!

[Photography by Saumy Nagayach from Saumy's Bag ] She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the Universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings. ― Ariana Dancu. ------------------------------ **** ------------------------------  The annual nine night festival of Navratri is upon us…

From Your Daughter, With Love...

... Hush me in your arms, Ma ... Press a soft kiss on my cheeks, And tap my lil head, Put me off to sleep; Tell me, Ma, what should I do? But I want to be 'just' like you! Your unmitigated blessings pull out on all my life’s holds, And, all the beauty I seek in the outside world,  I discover, in your loving folds. So, hush me in y…