Durga puja

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Durga Puja—the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India. Apart from being a religious festival for the Hindus, it is also an occasion for reunion and rejuvenation, and a celebration of traditional culture and customs. While the rituals entailten days of fast, feast and worship, the last four days— Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Dashami—are celebrated with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where Origin and History The first grand worship of Goddess Durga in recorded history is said to have been celebrated in the late 1500s. Folklores say the landlords, or zamindar, of Dinajpur and Malda initiated the first Durga Puja in Bengal. According to another source, Raja Kangshanarayan of Taherpur or Bhabananda Mazumdar of Nadiya organized the first Sharadiya or Autumn Durga Puja in Bengal in c. 1606. The origin of the community puja can be credited to the twelve friends of Guptipara in Hoogly, West Bengal, who collaborated and collected contributions from local residents to conduct the first community puja called the 'baro-yaari' puja, or the 'twelve-pal' puja, in 1790. The baro-yaari puja was brought to Kolkata in 1832 by Raja Harinath of Cossimbazar, who performed the Durga Puja at his ancestral home in Murshidabad from 1824 to 1831, notes Somendra Chandra Nandy in 'Durga Puja: A Rational Approach' published in The Statesman Festival, 1991. "The baro-yaari puja gave way to the sarbajanin or community...

People across the Indian subcontinent and beyond are marking the annual Durga Puja, a festival which celebrates the central deity in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. Taking place in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the five-day festival runs until Friday and is a riot of color where people celebrate with processions, performance arts and the reciting of scriptures. The hub of the festival is West Bengal but it is celebrated throughout India, notably in Bihar, Odisha, and Assam. It is also marked in neighboring countries Bangladesh and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain. The festival marks the victory of the goddess Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasura, in what is considered a symbolic triumph of good over evil. Indian Hindu devotees offer prayer on occasion of 'Durga Puja' festival at Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati on October 15, 2018. The five-day 'Durga Puja' festival commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by the goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. BIJU BORO/AFP/Getty Images But Durga is not the only goddess worshipped- the celebrations sees followers revere the Hindu goddesses of Lakshmi and Saraswati. The gods Ganesha and Kartikeya, considered to be children of Durga are also revered, as is the Hindu god, Shiva. The first Durga Puja in Bengal was held in the early 1600s and the celebrations involve long prayer rituals are conducted by expert priests. Devotees revere Durga at lavishly decorated stages known as pandals. These inc...

• • • • Durga Puja 2022: Date, Puja Timings, History, Significance and Importance Durga Puja 2022: Date, Puja Timings, History, Significance and Importance Durga Puja 2022 date, puja timings: This year, Durga Puja begins on October 1 with Shashti. Saptami falls on October 2, Ashtami on October 3, Navami on October 4, and finally, Vijaydashami on October 5 Durga Puja 2022 date, puja timings: Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival that is dedicated to Goddess Durga and celebrated predominantly by the Bengali community in India and around the world, and in the eastern part of the country in states like Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, and of course, West Bengal. Buy Now | It is a four-day festival which happens on the last four days of the nine-day Navratri festival that is also dedicated to the Goddess. This year, Durga Puja begins on October 1, 2022, with Shashti. Saptami falls on October 2, Ashtami on October 3, Navami on October 4, and finally, Vijaydashami on October 5. ALSO READ | As mentioned earlier, during Durga Puja — also known as Durgotsava — Goddess Durga, who is the consort of Lord Shiva, is worshipped. Hindus believe that the Goddess emerged triumphant after slaying demon Mahishasura, who had argued that he was invincible and immortal, and that a woman could certainly never kill him. While the festivities begin with Maha Shashti, the preparations start much earlier with Mahalaya, the last day of the dark fortnight (Krishnapaksha) of Ashvin month, according to t...

PRAKASH SINGH/Stringer/Getty Images What to See and Do Durga Puja is celebrated in a similar manner to the pandals) all over the city. Many of the displays have elaborate and lavish themes. At the end of the festival, the idols are paraded through the streets, accompanied by music and dancing, and then immersed in the water. After the idols of Goddess Durga have been installed, a ritual is performed to invoke her holy presence into them on Saptami. This ritual is called Pran Pratisthan. It involves a small banana plant called a Kola Bou (banana bride), which is bathed in a nearby river, dressed in a sari, and used to transport the goddess's energy. In 2021, it takes place on October 12. Prayers are offered to the goddess every day during the festival, and she is worshipped in her various forms. On Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshiped in the form of a virgin girl in a ritual called the Kumari Puja. The word Kumari is derived from Sanskrit Kaumarya, meaning "virgin." The girls are worshiped as manifestations of the divine female energy, with the aim of evolving the purity and divinity of women in society. The divinity of Goddess Durga is believed to descend into the girl after the puja. What to Expect During Durga Puja The Durga Puja festival is an extremely social and theatrical event. "Pandal-hopping" is the most popular activity, whereby revelers go from pandal to pandal to check out the displays of the goddess. This carries on throughout the night in Kolkata. Drama, dance...

Ashwin Navratri, also known as Shardiya Navratri or Durga Puja, is a nine-day long Hindi festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine-forms, known as Navdurga. The festival of Navratri is celebrated with much enthusiasm across the country. There are a total of five Navratras in a Hindu Panchang - Chaitra, Aashad, Ashwin, Paush, and Magh. Out of all five, Ashwin Navratris is the most significant one. The nine days of Navratri are solely dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine Avatars – the Navadurga. Each day of Navratri is associated with an incarnation of the goddess. Check out the Navratri 2021 dates and the names of Maa Durga: Navratri Dates 2021 and Maa Durga Names Day 1, Prathama October 7, 2021 (Thursday) Ghatasthapana Maa Shailputri Puja Day 2, Dvitiya October 8, 2021 (Friday) Maa Brahmacharini Puja Day 3, Tritiya & Chaturthi October 9, 2021 (Saturday) Maa Chandraghanta Puja & Maa Kushmanda Puja Day 4, Panchami October 10, 2021 (Sunday) Maa Skandamata Puja Day 5, Shashti October 11, 2021 (Monday) Maa Katyayani Puja Day 6, Saptami October 12, 2021 (Tuesday) Maa Kalaratri Puja Day 7, Ashtami October 13, 2021 (Wednesday) Maa MahaGauri Puja Durga Maha Navami Puja Durga Puja Ashtami Day 8, Navami October 14, 2021 (Thursday) Maa Siddhidatri Puja Navratri Parana Vijay Dashmi Day 9, Dashami October 15, 2021 (Friday) Durga Visarjan (Note: This year, the Navratri Tritiya and Chaturthi Tithis are falling on the same day) The significance of Navratri festival The festival o...

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People across the Indian subcontinent and beyond are marking the annual Durga Puja, a festival which celebrates the central deity in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. Taking place in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the five-day festival runs until Friday and is a riot of color where people celebrate with processions, performance arts and the reciting of scriptures. The hub of the festival is West Bengal but it is celebrated throughout India, notably in Bihar, Odisha, and Assam. It is also marked in neighboring countries Bangladesh and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain. The festival marks the victory of the goddess Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasura, in what is considered a symbolic triumph of good over evil. Indian Hindu devotees offer prayer on occasion of 'Durga Puja' festival at Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati on October 15, 2018. The five-day 'Durga Puja' festival commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by the goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. BIJU BORO/AFP/Getty Images But Durga is not the only goddess worshipped- the celebrations sees followers revere the Hindu goddesses of Lakshmi and Saraswati. The gods Ganesha and Kartikeya, considered to be children of Durga are also revered, as is the Hindu god, Shiva. The first Durga Puja in Bengal was held in the early 1600s and the celebrations involve long prayer rituals are conducted by expert priests. Devotees revere Durga at lavishly decorated stages known as pandals. These inc...

Durga Puja—the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India. Apart from being a religious festival for the Hindus, it is also an occasion for reunion and rejuvenation, and a celebration of traditional culture and customs. While the rituals entailten days of fast, feast and worship, the last four days— Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Dashami—are celebrated with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where Origin and History The first grand worship of Goddess Durga in recorded history is said to have been celebrated in the late 1500s. Folklores say the landlords, or zamindar, of Dinajpur and Malda initiated the first Durga Puja in Bengal. According to another source, Raja Kangshanarayan of Taherpur or Bhabananda Mazumdar of Nadiya organized the first Sharadiya or Autumn Durga Puja in Bengal in c. 1606. The origin of the community puja can be credited to the twelve friends of Guptipara in Hoogly, West Bengal, who collaborated and collected contributions from local residents to conduct the first community puja called the 'baro-yaari' puja, or the 'twelve-pal' puja, in 1790. The baro-yaari puja was brought to Kolkata in 1832 by Raja Harinath of Cossimbazar, who performed the Durga Puja at his ancestral home in Murshidabad from 1824 to 1831, notes Somendra Chandra Nandy in 'Durga Puja: A Rational Approach' published in The Statesman Festival, 1991. "The baro-yaari puja gave way to the sarbajanin or community...