{"product_id":"night-of-the-gods-durga-puja-and-the-legitimation-of-power-in-rural-bengal-9788192304618","title":"Night of the Gods: Durga Puja and the Legitimation of Power in Rural Bengal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ralph W. Nicholas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDurga Puja\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most visible annual event in West Bengal. This ethnographic account shows that Durga Puja in the countryside was a very different event from the modern version of the \u003cem\u003epuja\u003c\/em\u003e, one that symbolized legitimacy and counterposed generous redistribution against the ruthless collection of revenues. The offerings and sacrifices that were integral to the traditional \u003cem\u003epujas\u003c\/em\u003e provided communion for the landholding families as well as their dependents in the community.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong the many features of the \u003cem\u003epuja\u003c\/em\u003e that are peculiar to Bengal is the notion that autumn is the night of the gods when worship is ‘untimely’, that spring is the proper time for the observance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45616480485527,"sku":"9788192304618","price":484.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788192304618.webp?v=1769294906","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/night-of-the-gods-durga-puja-and-the-legitimation-of-power-in-rural-bengal-9788192304618","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}