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Durga Puja is the one of the most famous festival celebrated in West Bengal and particularly in Kolkata, in honor of Goddess Durga during the period of Navaratri. It is celebrated for 10 days, however starting from the sixth day till the ninth day, the Pandals with grand idols of Goddess Durga are open for visitors.\r
Durgotsava 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, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, and Vijayadashami.\r
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Durga Puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of bright lunar fortnight (shukla paksha/শুক্লপক্ষ) in the Bikram Sambat Calendar month of Ashwin (আশ্বিন). This period falls in the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha (Bengali: দেবী পক্ষ), Fortnight of the Goddess). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya (মহালয়), the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha (পিতৃপক্ষ), Fortnight of the Forefathers), and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja (Worship of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) on Kojagori Full Moon Night (কোজাগরী পূর্ণিমা).\r
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Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura (মহিষাসুর). Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil. In Bengal, Durga is worshipped as Durgotinashini, the destroyer of evil and the protector of her devotees.\r
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Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of Assam, Mithila (ancient) region of Nepal and Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal, where it is a five-day annual holiday. In both West Bengal and Tripura, which have a majority of Bengali Hindus, it is the biggest festival of the year.\r
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Durga Puja is the one of the most famous festival celebrated in West Bengal and particularly in Kolkata, in honor of Goddess Durga during the period of Navaratri. It is celebrated for 10 days, however starting from the sixth day till the ninth day, the Pandals with grand idols of Goddess Durga are open for visitors.\r
Durgotsava 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, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, and Vijayadashami.\r
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Durga Puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of bright lunar fortnight (shukla paksha/শুক্লপক্ষ) in the Bikram Sambat Calendar month of Ashwin (আশ্বিন). This period falls in the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha (Bengali: দেবী পক্ষ), Fortnight of the Goddess). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya (মহালয়), the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha (পিতৃপক্ষ), Fortnight of the Forefathers), and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja (Worship of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) on Kojagori Full Moon Night (কোজাগরী পূর্ণিমা).\r
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Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura (মহিষাসুর). Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil. In Bengal, Durga is worshipped as Durgotinashini, the destroyer of evil and the protector of her devotees.\r
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Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of Assam, Mithila (ancient) region of Nepal and Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal, where it is a five-day annual holiday. In both West Bengal and Tripura, which have a majority of Bengali Hindus, it is the biggest festival of the year.\r
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