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Durga Puja plays a great significance in the living of certain peoples. The kumors, those who make the idols with clay and also makes other clayey products, earns lakhs of rupees by selling a single set of Durga idol of average size. Hence, it makes their annual income because idols used in other festivals are a lot more cheaper.
Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi-Urdu, [a] and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri.
Significance: A festival commemorating the victory of good over evil: Celebrations: 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
The 64 Yoginis and Matrikas ( forms of Durga) are worshipped during the Durga Puja rituals on Mahashtami. The significance of the Matrikas is interpreted differently in different regions of India. The Ashta Shakti worshipped during Durga Puja are Brahmani, Maheswari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Narasinghi, Indrani and Chamunda.
In Bengal, Mahalaya (Bengali: মহালয়া) (Mahalaya Amavasya) usually marks the beginning of Durga Puja festivities. Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Bengalis, is celebrated annually during the Hindu calendar month Ashvin (September and October). The celebration begins with Mahalaya. [12] Mahalaya is the day when the goddess ...
Date: Pausha 25: 2024 date: January 20: 2025 date: ... Durga Puja; Ramlila; ... Samba Dashami 2022 date in Odisha – Puja Dedicated to Surya at Hindu Blog;
2024 date: 11 October 2024: Frequency: ... Ayudha Puja (Sanskrit: ... The religious significance of this occasion is to commemorate the victory of the goddess Durga ...
Durga Puja in Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতার দুর্গাপূজা) is an annual festival celebrated magnificently marking the worship of the Hindu mother goddess Durga. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This festival is the biggest festival in Kolkata , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal .