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ETERNAL DIVINE ...RAAS YATRA UTSAV ... 18*24 INCH ... Acrylic emulsion and Febric on handmade canvas board... 2015 ... Raas Utsav originally derived from Sri Krishna’s Raas Leela in which he is involved with his soul mate Radha and other Gopinis (play mates), is basically a festival of the Vaishnavites. It has, however, transformed into a festival of the “Saktas” with the changing times. “Saktas” are worshippers of Sakti (Power) in the form of mother Goddess who has association with Sri Krishna. The Goswami families of the towns still observe the festival in the Vaishnab tradition. Former king of Nadia Krishna Chandra Roy (1710-1782) introduced the concept of Sakta tradition with the belief that Sri Krishna and goddess Kali are different incarnations of the same power. However, historical evidences suggests that the King had a deliberate plan to curb the supremacy of the Vaishnab in Nabadweep, for which he introduced the “Sakti puja” in the form of worshipping Kali and other power Godd
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