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She is depicted as sitting on a swan with the string musical instrument the veena on her left hand and a book on her right. Her complexion is white (purity) and she is adorned with white flowers.

The image is from a painting by the noted artist Shri Ramananda Chattopadhyay.
 

Legend tells us that in the olden days when the evil forces (Asuras) had taken over heaven and banished the gods into the wilderness, the gods created a 10-handed
super-goddess (Durga) and endowed her with their special powers. She vanquished the demons and gave back to the gods their rightful place in heaven.

Each autumn in Bengal and the rest of India, when the fields are ripe with their bounty we praise this mother goddess and celebrate the victory of good over evil.

On the background you can hear the sound of the drums (dhaks)
that are integral to the puja.

In 2007 the days of worship are October 18 - 21
 

Author's Name: Dr. Dipak R. Sarbadhikari
Contact address: Click here
URL: www.sarbadhikari.com/visual.htm
Updated: 18 Oct 2007

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