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Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপূজা) (ISO: Durgā Pūjā), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura.
Beyond South Asia, Durga Puja is organized by Bengali, Odia, Assamese and the Nepali communities in the United States of America. [104] Durga Puja celebrations have also been started in Hong Kong by the Hindu Indian Bengali diaspora. [105] In Canada, Bengali Hindu communities both from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India organise several Durga ...
Kanya Puja performed to honour a young girl . A tradition associated with Durga Ashtami that originated in North India is to honour the kanyaka (young girls) with a ritual called the Kanya Puja. Kanya Puja is observed on the Navami (Ninth Day of Navaratri) and Ashtami [2]. In this Tradition, a group of young, unmarried girls (five to seven) are ...
Marks the end of Durga Puja: Observances: Worshipping nine forms of Durga, visiting Shakti Pithas and pandals, organizing plays, visiting relatives, feasts, community gathering, recitation of scriptures, immersion of the idol Durga or burning of Ravana. Date: Ashvin or Kartika (September to November) 2024 date
West Bengal celebrates many holidays and festivals. Throughout the Bengali calendar , many festivals are celebrated. Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in West Bengal. [ 1 ]
For the Muslims, nine major Islamic holidays: Ashura, Mawlid, Isra' and Mi'raj, Shab-e-Barat, first day of Ramadan, Revelation of the Quran, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha are observed. For the Hindus: Holi, Krishna Janmashtami, Durga Puja, Diwali and Raksha Bandhan are celebrated.
Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar. [9] Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna [10] Dolyatra [11] Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra. [1] Kali Puja in Diwali [12] Saraswati Puja [13]
Modern day Puja celebrations also include reading special Pujabarshiki magazines, going out for a tour, watching movies and special programmes on TV, preparing special food items or dining out etc. during the Puja holidays. On Bijaya Dashami, the day of the festival, people bid adieu to goddess Durga offering her sweets and sindoor. Before ...