DURGA PUJA ARRIVES
DURGA PUJA ARRIVES
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Good day friends, its Durga Puja time out
hrere in India. For all those who do not know what Durga Puja is all about, I
have tried to chalk out some information. Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival
celebrated by Bengalis all over the world with great devotion. The fest celebrates
the worship of Maa Durga (an incarnation of Goddess Parvati). The dates of
Durga Puja are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar.
The
event calendar for Durga Puja 2014 is –
30th September - Maha Shashti
1st October – Maha Saptami
2nd October - Maha Ashtami
2nd October – Maha Navami
3rd October – Bijoya Dashami
Durga Puja marks the victory of Goddess
Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahisasura. Thus, in common sense, it epitomizes
victory of good over evil. During these days, Maa Durga visits her native
maternal home(i.e. Earth) along with her 4 children namely – Lakshmi,
Saraswati, Ganesh and Kartik. Worship of mother nature is done through nine types
of plants (Kala Bou - Ganesha’s wife).
Nowadays, Durga Puja in India has
modernized in every aspect. In Kolkata and Mumbai especially, you will witness
extravagant and mind blowing pandals with awesome decorative lighting. Also,
pandals are themed with social messages. During Puja, Kolkata is flied with
super joy
in Bengali flavour. Tourism in the city multiplies times. We see
people jumping pandals all night. In Mumbai too, Durga Puja is celebrated with
great enthusiasm. Bhog including Khichdi, labdaand rasgullas is provided on all
4 days. Various concerts and cultural programmes are organized every night. All of this ends
with immersion of the pratima (idol) and exchange of greetings in Bijoya
Dashami.
So,
I personally would urge everyone to celebrate the fest well. Greetings from my
side.
JOY
MAA DURGA
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