Durga Puja
Durgapudźa
Дурга-пуджа
Дурґа-Пуджа
Durgā pūjā
Durgá Puyá
Left: Durga Puja festivities by dancers and musicians in Calcutta, circa 1830s-40s; right: Patna style painting of Durga Puja, circa 1809
Two theme-based pandals in Kolkata.
From top left to bottom right Structure of a Durga sculpture-idol being made at Kumortuli; Lady carrying offerings for the puja; Sandhi puja on the day of Ashtami; Immersion of the sculpture-idol on Vijaya Dashami.
From top left to bottom right A craftsperson sculpting the face of the sculpture-idol; Durga Puja pandal decorations in Kolkata; Interior decorations of a pandal; Street lights installed during the festivities.
Left: Dhaks, played during the pujo; right: Dhunuchi naach on Navami; bottom: Women taking part in sindoor khela on Vijaya Dashami.
Left: Durga Puja in Germany, in 2009; Right: Durga Puja in the Netherlands, in 2017.
Religious and cultural festival
Optional holiday in Pakistan
Public holiday in Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha,Tripura, Bihar, Assam and the country Bangladesh and Nepal
Mainly Eastern, Northeast India and Hindus in Bangladesh and Nepal
Durga Puja sindoor khela before image immersion Vijaya Dashami.jpg
William Prinsep, Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja .jpg
Durga Puja Pandal Interior - Bosepukur Sitala Mandir - Kasba - Kolkata 2017-09-26 4162.JPG
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Vibrant decorations at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata.jpg
Sandhi puja at Ballygange Cultural Club Kolkata DSCN1373.jpg
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Durga Puja Lights.jpg
Initial framework of Durga Idol by Straw, Kumortuli.jpg
Sovabazar Royal Durga Idol Immersion Arrangement - River Hooghly - Baghbazar Ghat - Kolkata 2014-10-03 9214.jpg
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Main observation
A 47-seconds sample of dhak playing.
Ceremonial worship of Goddess Durga
Durgotsava, Shaaradotsava
Annual
— Hymn to start the Durga Puja,
Translator: David Kinsley
Durga Puja as a harvest festivalOm you are rice [wheat...], Om you are life, you are the life of the gods, you are our life, your are our internal life, you are long life, you give life, Om the Sun with his rays
Worshipping Hindu deities, family and other social gatherings, shopping and gift-giving, feasting, pandal visiting, and cultural events
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ଦୁର୍ଗା ମା'ଙ୍କ ପୂଜା
جشنواره سالانه هندو
Hindu festival in Indian subcontinent
festività hindu
хиндуистички празник
प्रमुख हिन्दू त्यौहार एवं पूजा/व्रत
বাঙালি হিন্দুদের সর্ববৃহৎ ধর্মীয় উৎসব
বাৰ্ষিক হিন্দু উৎসৱ
Festival Hindu tahunan
Fest zu Ehren der Göttin Durga im Hinduismus
ꯗꯨꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯂꯥꯠ ꯊꯧꯅꯤꯖꯕ ꯀꯨꯝꯃꯩ ꯑꯃ
hindulaisuuden juhla
હિન્દુ તહેવાર
festival v čast boginje Durge v hinduizmu
प्रमुख हिंदू धार्मिक उत्सव आणि व्रत
fête hindouiste
हैंदवोत्सव:
Devi Durga killing Mahishasura with her trident riding her vahana , the lion. Lakshmi and Ganesha flank the left while Saraswati and Kartikeya flank the right.
September 2019
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