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Durga Puja (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. [8] [9] It is the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus and the Indian state of West ...
Bonfire prayers are offered to goddess Durga and Parvati; Date: multi-day: 2024 date: 3 Oct (Thu) – 11 Oct (Fri) ... Durga Puja celebrations have also been started ...
Murti of the goddess Durga, venerated on Ayudha Pooja. Also called: Ayudha Puja also observed as Saraswathi Puja: Observed by: ... 2024 date: 11 October 2024: Frequency:
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
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 .
2024 date: October [3] 30 (Dhanteras/Yama Deepam/Kwah Puja/Kaag Tihar) ... (Dussehra elsewhere in India) the Durga puja is the main focus, ...
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.
Durga Puja is solemnized as perhaps the most significant of all celebrations in West Bengal. [1] Here is a list of the main festivals of West Bengal. Main festivals