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Hindu Durga Festival in India

Hindu Durga Festival in India
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  • Hindu Durga Festival in India
  • Duration: 05:57
  • Hindu beliefs in the Goddess are explored through the sights, sounds and energy of the Durga Festival in India. Presenter Reverend Peter Owen-Jones visits Calcutta/Kolkota for the nine day Durga Puja festival. He observes the fashioning of clay deities and the construction of street shrines depicting the victory of Durga over the goddess Mahisha. The images are explained by a Hindu woman, emphasising the role of the female in Hinduism and the place of energy that sustains everything. The festivities conclude as 20,000 Durga murtis are dragged through the streets and cast on to the waters of the river Ganges. The presenter reflects on Hindu belief in karma.
  • Subject:

    Religious Education

       Topic:

    Hinduism

  • Keywords: Hindu, Hinduism, Durga, goddess, mother, worship, festival, samsara, karma, Parvati, Shiva, Peter Owen-Jones
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  • This clip gives a good opportunity to consider the integration of faith and everyday life in Hinduism. Students could be asked to come up with five ways in which this festival shows the role of the female in Hinduism and four ways in which it reflects the belief of karma and samsara.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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