History of Durga Puja : Importance of Durga Idols in Bengali Culture
History of Durga Puja In recent years, a lot of scholarly attention has been turned towards explaining the non-Vedic roots of Goddess Durga. Kunal Chakraborty, one of the foremost historians to have worked on the subject has written that the accommodation of tribal deities into the Hindu pantheon through the Puranas, began from the 6th century onward. It is only from the 16th century on that we see Durga developing into a Brahmanical deity, whose… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.religionworld.in/history-of-durga-puja-importance-of-durga-idols-in-bengali-culture/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">History of Durga Puja : Importance of Durga Idols in Bengali Culture</span></a>





