Durga Puja
Durga
Puja or Sharadotsav is an Hindu festival that celebrates worship
of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days
observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha
Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.
The dates of Durga
Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu
calendar.Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil
buffalo demon Mahishasura. Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of
Good over Evil. It is extensively celebrated in the Northern and Eastern
states of the country, especially in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and
Tripura. In Bengal, the Durga Puja is celebrated with great pomp and show. The
grandeur of the Puja turns Kolkata into a new city during the last four days of
the festival beginning from Maha-Shashti (the sixth day) till the day when the
idols are immersed in the rivers, lakes, and seas on the evening of
Dashami.
The festival of Durga Puja is celebrated for ten days including
the last day when the idol of the Goddess is immersed in a sacred water body.
The fresh and cool air of the pleasant winters, the clear skies, mildly
fragrant Shiuli (a type of flower), the bountiful harvest in the fields and
chanting of mantras and shlokas to worship Shakti, all collectively set up the
scene for the ten-day long festival of Durga Puja. The preparations of cleaning
and beautifying the homes, buying gifts for friends and relatives, and shopping
for new clothes for the celebrations are all done and dealt with a good time
before the festival. Mouth-watering delicacies are also prepared for the period
of festivities.
DURGA
PUJA 2016
8th October - Durga Puja - Saptami
9th October - Durga Puja - Mahashtami
10th October - Durga Puja - Navami
11th October - Durga
Puja - Vijaya Dasami
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