SHITALA is a non-Aryan Hindu goddess widely worshipped in India. As an incarnation of supreme Goddess PARVATI, Goddess Shitala is worshipped on the eighth day after the festival of colours 'HOLI' on the occasion of Shitala Asthami. It is believed that She cures poxes, sores, ghouls etc. diseases. It is also believed that when a demon named JVARASURA gave bacterial fever to all children, Goddess KATYAYANI came in the form of SHITALA who purify children's blood. I captured the various moods of the ritual "DONDI" performed on the day of Shitala Puja in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.