In the coastal village of Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu , faith takes on an earthly form during Kulasai Dussera . Here, gods and goddesses descend to dwell among men—not through idols, but through devotees who embody the divine in a spectacle of trance, transformation, and devotion unlike any other festival in India. As India celebrates Dussehra with fireworks and effigies of Ravana, over eight lakh devotees converge at the 300-year-old Arulmigu Mutharamman Temple , where the air hums with chants, drums, and the sound of transformation itself. A Festival of Transformation The Kulasai Dussera, observed during Navaratri , spans ten days and culminates in the dramatic Soorasamharam , the slaying of the demon Mahishasura by Goddess Lalithambigai—an incarnation of Mutharamman , the fierce guardian deity of the town. Unlike Dussehra elsewhere, where the focus is on the Ramayana, the myth here centers on female divinity and creation’s power to restore mo...
©Swattik Jana Recently Bhadu festival has been celebrated by most of the "Adibasi" from Purulia, Bankura and Burdwan. According to mythology, the name Bhadu was given to the third princess of King Nilmani Singha, Bhadrabati. Her father "Nilmani Singha" began the folk song "Bhadu" as a result of her sacrifice for her intended marriage. Young and middle-aged women are participating in this festival, and many of them are shouting Bhadu songs. Additionally, a "jagaran" procedure took place on the fifth Bengali month's final day. On surrounding revers or nearby minor water bodies, the emersion process has been performed. In Purulia several Adibasi villages make emersion on Konsabati river. ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana ©Swattik Jana