Durga Puja

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Durga Puja Bengali:Worship of Durga , also referred to as Durgotsab Bengali:Festival of Durga, is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi , Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Bijoya Dashami. The dates of Durga Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar and the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Debi Pokkho Bengali: Fortnight of the Goddess. Debi Pokkho is preceded by Mahalaya Bengali: the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Pokkho Bengali:Fortnight of the Forefathers, and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja Bengali:Worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kojagori Full Moon Night.