Every autumn, Bengal seems to change its rhythm. The streets grow brighter, homes become restless with anticipation, and somewhere beneath the sound of drums and conch shells lives an older story—the story of the Divine Mother returning to the human world. Durga is often remembered as the warrior goddess who defeated Mahishasura. Yet the deeper meaning of her worship reaches far beyond a battle between a goddess and a demon. Durga represents Shakti—the living power of the uni