While the world celebrates Durga Puja, some indigenous tribes in West Bengal mourn. To them, Mahishasura isn't a demon but a heroic ancestor named Hudur Durga.

Tribes in Bankura and Purulia observe these days in grief. Doors remain shut, and homes are draped in black.

They view the myth as a historical betrayal by Aryan invaders. A haunting, cultural resistance persists today.