1. Puja at the Crossroads: A Transnational Ethnography of Hindu Festivals in the United States Open Access Author: Mitra, Semontee Title: Puja at the Crossroads: A Transnational Ethnography of Hindu Festivals in the United States Graduate Program: American Studies Keywords: South Asian IndiansDiasporaHindu ReligionReligious FestivalsWomenGoddessesDurga PujaDiwaliKali PujaNavratriFolk TraditionsIndian AmericansCommercialization of Religion File: Download Dissertation_2018_Final_Uploaded_Version-converted__2_.pdf Committee Members: Simon J. Bronner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSimon J. Bronner, Committee Chair/Co-ChairCharles David Kupfer, Committee MemberAnthony Bak Buccitelli, Committee MemberTriparna B Vasavada, Outside Member