EP 185: Bengal- The Indigent Brahman (Day)

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

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#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

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