Kumari Puja
The Timeless Tale of Worshipping Woman-Power
Swami Amartyananda — Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, Dhaleswar
On the worship of the kumari during Durga Puja — what the rite is, where it comes from in the Puranas and the Tantra shastras, why Sri Ramakrishna worshipped Sarada Devi as Shodashi, and what it asks of a society that raises questions about the safety and dignity of women on the other days of the year.