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Durga Puja is the grandest of all Hindu festivals in Bengal. The festival is celebrated either as community pujas, called sarbajonin, or in private mansions, called bonedi barir puja. The bonedi barir puja was started by zamindar and mercantile families of Kolkata in their homes, and even today all the members of the family come together to celebrate this age-old tradition.

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Maach Folk Theatre of Madhya Pradesh

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During Durga Puja, Adi Shakti is worshipped in the form of a prepubescent young girl who is assigned temporary sacredness as the earthly manifestation of Devi Durga. This special ritual—Kumari Puja—is practised by several bonedi baris in Kolkata.

Sandipa Malakar

Kumari Puja: Worshipping the Divine Mother

Jasmine is cultivated in the village of Shankarapura by a farming community who are mostly Christians. Everyday the flowers are plucked early morning before they bloom and sent to all parts of Karnataka within the same day through an intricate network of collection and distribution.

Kaveer Rai

Before they Bloom: Udupi Mallige of Shankarapura

Red chilli is cultivated at Mathania, close to Jodhpur, in Rajasthan, and marketed either whole or in powder form to markets all over India.

Tania Chatterjee

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Mathania Lal Mirch

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गोरखनाथ के समसामयिक सिद्ध/Gorakhnath ke Samasamyika Siddha

गोरख सिद्धान्त/Gorakh Siddhant

गोरखनाथ का अपदिष्ठ योग मार्ग/ Gorakhnath ka Upadishta Yoga Marga

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सुवागीत/Suva Geet

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छत्तीसगढ़ी सुआ गीत/ Chhattisgarhi Sua Geet