Attukal Amma:: The Goddess of Millions - Couverture rigide

Rajeev, Lekshmy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9351777065 ISBN 13 : 9789351777069

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers India, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Attukal Amma is the people's Goddess; she is Bhadrakali, the all-pervading and protecting Mother. Legend has it that the Goddess chose the spot at Attukal, near Thiruvananthapuram, for an abode. Millions of women devotees the world over repose their unalloyed love and trust in Attukal Amma, and they throng Attukal during the annual Pongala festival. Attukal Amma: The Goddess of Millions familiarizes the reader with the Bhadrakali cult in Kerala and provides a ringside view of the Pongala festival and the various rituals associated with it, even as it raises doubts about the authenticity of the myth of Kannagi, the heroine of Chilapathikaram, associated with the temple. The pages of this book are interspersed with rare photographs and paintings, some of them depicting candid moments of the awe-inspiring rituals of the worship of Goddess Bhadrakali. It introduces the reader to the esoteric world of rites and rituals of daily worship at the temple.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lekshmy Rajeev is a poet, columnist and translator. She is the daughter of Late Adv. K.G. Sujathan and Prasanna. Her poems have been published in reputed literary magazines and journals such as Indian Literature, Poetry Chain, The Little Magazine, Deccan Herald, Sunday Magazine and many websites.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers India
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9351777065
• ISBN 13: 9789351777069
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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