Significance of brata rituals in the life of the married women in rural bengal significance of brata rituals in the life of the married women in rural bengal
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2020-03-31
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University of North Bengal
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Gupta, Anuja
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Brata is an age-old religious ritual practiced by women of West Bengal.
It has its roots in the totemic cults of the aboriginals of this land. Brata finds
reverberation in the identity that it ascribes to women as being the Su-Grihini
and care- giver of her family. In the present day, community jubilations buttressed
by the perception of Dharma provides legitimacy to Brata that makes it an
omnipresent ritual. In this paper, I attempt to underscore an anthropological
and cultural perspective of Brata and understand its significance in the religious
life of married women in rural Bengal.
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2348-6538