Name Susan Barton Young
School Deering High School
Project Title Kali: Cross-Cultural (Mis)Understandings

 

Bengali Ramayana:  Sita transformed into Kali to save Rama


Rama, upon his return to India after defeated Ravana, is confronted with such a terrible monster that he freezes in fear.  Sita, transformed into Kali, handily defeats the demon.

This site was created by (Susan Barton Young) at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2006