Durga puja is the most prominent festival of Bengalis and Calcutta turns a new city during the last four days of the festival from Maha-Shashti (the sixth day), the day of Bodhon…
Author: Dena
Anqet
Anqet was an Old Kingdom goddess related to the Nile in the Aswan area. She was ‘She Who Embraces’, a name indicating that she was probably thought to hold the Nile in…
Taweret (Taueret, Taurt, Toeris, Ipy, Ipet, Apet )
Taweret ” The Great Female ” was the ancient Egyptian goddess of maternity and childbirth, protector of women and children. Like Bes, she was both a fierce demonic fighter as well as…
The Golden Temple
The world renowned Golden Temple which enshrines the Granth Sahib (the holy Book of the Sikhs) is located in Amritsar (literally meaning -‘a pool of nectar’). Amritsar which houses the Golden Temple…