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...
Project Sundarban is one of my long term project. Most of the work based on costal village, Natural beauty and daily life. Most of the working reagions are vulnarable to natural calamities like severe cyclone, High tide. Some places like Laharipur, Chargheri are facing numbers of tiger attack. My "Project Sundarban" is a small effort to those lives and to tell their stories by my photoes. Sundaban is situated one of the most cyclone prone areas and plays most impotent role in the southern part of West Bengal in India. Due to rapid increase of population and increase rate of deforestation have severe effect on this Mangrove. Increase rate of cyclone in last decade has also devastating impact on this areas. Apart from that, increase rate of man killed and eaten by Royal Bengal tiger started a undeclared war in between human and nature. Increase rate of threat on human lifestyle and Mangrove ecosystem make this project more life and scene. Figure 1: A beautiful spot near Dutta ...