Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপূজা, Assamese: দুৰ্গা পূজা, Hindi: दुर्गा पूजा,Odia: ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା,[d̪urɡa pudʒa], listen: About this sound listen (help·info), "Worship of Durga"), also referred to as Dussahara, Durgotsava (Bengali pronunciation: [d̪urɡot̪ʃɔb], listen: About this sound Durgotsava (help·info), "Festival of Durga") or Sharadotsav 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 , Sashthi , Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.
Durga Puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of bright lunar fortnight (shukla paksha) in the Bikram Sambat Calendar month of Ashwin . This period falls in the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha ( "Fortnight of the Goddess"). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya, the last day of the previous fortnight Pitru Paksha , ("Fortnight of the Forefathers"), and is ended on Kojagori Lakshmi Puja ("Worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kojagori Full Moon Night).
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