Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

Culture is a treasure of a community. Till culture is saved, the community exists. Dusher a is one such festival that is worshipped by all the Nepalese Hindus, irrespective of class and creed. It is the most auspicious festival and symbolizes the victory of Goddess Durga or Devi Bhawani over demon Mahisashur. Legend says, the demon king Mahissasur was a great offender whose tyranny and strain made the gods in heaven reach out to lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu thus created a powerful and beautiful Devi Bhawani. She had a lion as a vehicle presented by the Himalayas and every god worshipped her as Parbati, Maha Shakti, Mahakali and others. When Mahaisasur came to know about Devi Bhawani, he was astonished by her beauty and desired to marry her. Devi came to know about the demon's evil thoughts and invited him to the battlefield. She put on a condition that he would marry him if he defeats her in the duel. The battle was fought and finally, an atrocity of the devil was put to ...

Here are some of the pics of Dushera customs...more write-ups shall follow in days to come.

  The seventh day of dushera is known as Saptami and also the day of Phulpati. Till this day actually the Devi had not arrived to the puja ghar, only the religious texts are recited. It is on this day of Pulphati that the Devi is invited. This day is celebrated with full merry and large number of devotee gathers and follows the long procession. People in traditional dresses and costumes carry out the flowers and the kalash. Everyone dances all the way through the road chanting religious hymns. While moving along the marketplace they stoop at one place where they assume that the Devi has arrived in their flowers. The flowers are then worshiped and the water and rice grains are sprinkled. The procession is then taken back and the Devi is placed on the puja ghar. 

BY SHITAL PRADHAN Culture is a treasure of a community. Till culture is saved, the community exists. Dusher a is one such festival that is worshiped by all the Nepalese Hindu, irrespective of class and creed. It is the most auspicious festival and symbolizes the victory of Goddess Durga or the Devi Bhawani over demon Mahisashur. Legend says, the demon king Mahissasur was a great offender whose tyranny and strain made the gods in heaven reach out for lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu thus created a powerful and a beautiful Devi Bhawani. She had a lion as a vehicle presented by the Himalayas and every god worshiped her as Mahalaxmi, Maha Saraswati and Mahakali. When Mahaisasur came to know about Devi Bhawani, he was astonished by her beauty and desired to marry her. Devi came to know about the demons evil thought and invited him to the battlefield. She put on a condition that he would marry him, if he defeats her in the duel. The battle was fought and finally an atrocity of...