Bengalis have the tradition of worshipping a young girl at a tender age of 9 as Goddess Durga on the 8th auspicious day of the 10 day Durga Puja. It was started by Swami Vivekananda at the Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission ashrams across the globe.
I had never witnessed Kumari Puja ritual before until last year. I was fortunate enough to be invited to one of my friend’s place for Durga Puja. The Kumari Puja was one of the main attractions. Though I didn’t have enough equipments, I tried my best to freeze some of the moments
