So each of the nine nights belongs to a different form of Durga. Which night does your family make the biggest deal of?
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So each of the nine nights belongs to a different form of Durga. Which night does your family make the biggest deal of?
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π°ππ πππππππ ππππ ππ πππ ππππ πππππππππ πππππππ ππ π½πππππππ:
πππ πππ'π ππππ ππ ππ ππππππππ ππ ππ ππππππ.
πππππππππ, πππππ ππππππ ππππππ’ πππππ ππππππ ππππ πππ ππππ π πππ π’ππ πππ ππππππ.
ππ π πππ πππ πππππ πππππ, πππ πππ’ππ ππππ , πππ ππππππ πππππ πππππππ πππ πππππ, ππππππππβ
πΊ π½πππππππ ππ π πππππππππππ ππ ππππππβπππ πππ ππ π πππππ ππ ππ πππππ πππππππ ππππππππ πππ ππππππ πππ πππππ.
π½πππ ππππππ. π½πππ πππππ. πΎππ ππππππππ πππππππ:
πΆπΎπΎπ³π½π΄ππ ππΈπ»π» π°π»ππ°ππ π΅πΈπ½π³ π° ππ°π ππΎ ππ·πΈπ½π΄. πͺβ¨
π¬ ππππ ππππ π½πππππππ ππππ ππ ππΎπ?
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Reads like this was written the week the lights went up, with the drums already starting somewhere down the street.
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I lean toward the bit about moving forward while afraid being the real center here, more than the battle itself. A goddess who has to keep showing up for nine days straight is easier to see yourself in.
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So each of the nine nights belongs to a different form of Durga. Which night does your family make the biggest deal of?
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