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  2. Durga Puja - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Jagaddhatri - Wikipedia

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    The date of the puja is decided by the luni-solar Hindu calendar. [46] In 2012, the "Sarbajanin Maa Jagadhatri Puja" [47] has been started from 21 November. But the mela continued from 26 November to 7 December (for the first time it was for such a long period of 13 days). As the puja was celebrating its Diamond Jubilee for completing 60 years.

  4. Navaratri - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Durga Ashtami - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Festivals in Kolkata - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Durga (details in external link Durga Puja, the biggest festival) a Durga puja pandal Characteristic neon light images glow as late night revellers throng the streets of Kolkata during Durga Puja. Durga Puja, held in September–October, is the biggest and most important festival of West Bengal as well as of Kolkata. It marks the ...

  7. Mahadevi - Wikipedia

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    Mahadevi (Sanskrit: महादेवी, IAST: Mahādevī), also referred to as Adi Parashakti, Durga and Jagat Janani (mother of universe), [3] is the supreme goddess in Hinduism. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] According to the goddess-centric sect Shaktism , all Hindu gods and goddesses are considered to be manifestations of this great goddess, who is ...

  8. List of festivals in Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    It is a puja performed by married Hindu women to seek the blessings of Mahalakshmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity. Vinayaka Chavithi: 4th day of Bhaadrapadam August–September It is celebrated as the arrival of Vinayaka on the earth. Navaratri: Chaitra and Ashvini September–October The nine-day festival of Durga culminates in ...

  9. Kali Puja - Wikipedia

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    During Kali Puja (like Durga Puja) worshippers honor the goddess Kali in their homes in the form of clay sculptures and in pandals (temporary shrines or open pavilions). She is worshipped at night with tantric rites and mantras. She is prescribed offerings of red hibiscus flowers, sweets, rice, and lentils.