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Idol of Goddess Durga at a Pandal in Kolkata being worshipped

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English: Durga Puja, also called Durgotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga.
বাংলা: অকাল বোধন। দুর্গাপূজা বা দুর্গোৎসব হল হিন্দু দেবী দুর্গার পূজাকে কেন্দ্র করে প্রচলিত একটি উৎসব। দুর্গাপূজা সমগ্র হিন্দুসমাজেই প্রচলিত। বাঙালি হিন্দু সমাজে অন্যতম বিশেষ ধর্মীয় ও সামাজিক উৎসব হল দুর্গা পূজা।
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Durga puja is a ten-day event, of which the last five days involve certain rituals and practices. The festival begins with Mahalaya, a day on which Hindus perform tarpaṇa by offering water and food to their dead ancestors. The day also marks the advent of Durga from her mythological marital home in Kailash. The next significant day of the festival is the sixth day (Sashthi), on which devotees welcomes the goddess and festive celebrations are inaugurated. On the seventh day (Saptami), eighth (Ashtami) and ninth (Navami) days, the goddess along with Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya are revered and these days mark the main days of worship with recitation of scriptures, puja, legends of Durga in Devi Mahatmya, social visits to elaborately decorated and illuminated pandals (temporary structures meant for hosting the puja), among others.

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