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In a town characterized by a strong, pervasive atmosphere of Hindu devotion and Shakti rituals, what explains an Atheist Villa at the center of Old Nabadwip in West Bengal?

Every winter, the bauls and fakirs of rural Bengal gather in Kolkata to regale audiences through song, dance, and storytelling

The taste of rosewater, the sight of cobalt-blue, a bar of natural soap

Mountain women are resilient and tenacious, but Neela Devi is one of a kind

Devli, the local Diwali in a small Himachal Pradesh village, is much more of a community festival than Diwali celebrated with fanfare and extravagance across India

In a Kolkata neighborhood once known as the city's dark underbelly, religious co-existence brings people together during Kali Puja and Diwali every year

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