EP 185: Bengal- The Indigent Brahman (Day)

Published: June 22, 2023, 11:30 a.m.

#bengal #folklore

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In this story, a faithful brahman makes a plea to the goddess Durga to help him make a good life for his wife and kids. He is gifted a magic bowl that gives unending food. He loses it to a shop keeper, but Durga gives him a back up that gives unlimited demons. Can he make things right?

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Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

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Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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Music: \u09b0\u09df \u09af\u09c7 \u0995\u09be\u0999\u09be\u09b2 \u09b6\u09c2\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u09b9\u09be\u09a4\u09c7 \u0964 Roy Je Kangal Sunya Haate - Rezwana Choudhury Bannya Rabindra Sangeet

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Sound Effects: XC324155 \xb7\xa0Black-rumped Flameback\xa0\xb7\xa0Dinopium benghalense, XC642138 \xb7\xa0Jerdon's Nightjar\xa0\xb7\xa0Caprimulgus atripennis, Crickets by Dustin Steichmann

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Photo Credit: "Durga Puja" by\xa0Matthias Rosenkranz\xa0is licensed under\xa0CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Video by Headliner

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Music Suggestion: Otyken - Legend