EP 185: Bengal- The Indigent Brahman (Day)

Sandman Stories Presents

English - June 22, 2023 11:30 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
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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?

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: রয় যে কাঙাল শূন্য হাতে । Roy Je Kangal Sunya Haate - Rezwana Choudhury Bannya Rabindra Sangeet

Sound Effects: XC324155 · Black-rumped Flameback · Dinopium benghalense, XC642138 · Jerdon's Nightjar · Caprimulgus atripennis, Crickets by Dustin Steichmann

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Photo Credit: "Durga Puja" by Matthias Rosenkranz is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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