Navratri – Invoke Shakti Within

One of the features that makes Bharat unique is the number and variety of festivals we celebrate. We celebrate the rising of the Sun, the moon. We celebrate the dawn, the noon and the night.I am reminded of a chocolate commercial which says “Iss baat pe kuch meetha ho jaye!” meaning ‘let’s have something sweet’…

Goddess Durga – An Introduction

The Name ‘Durga’ ‘Durga’, in Sanskrit, means “she who is incomprehensible or difficult to reach.” Goddess Durga is a form of shakti, worshipped for her gracious as well as terrifying, as the mother of the Universe; she represents the infinite power of the Universe and is a symbol of a female dynamism. The manifestation of…