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Significance Of The 5 Days Of Durga Puja ( Shoshti, Shaptami, Ashtami, Nabami and Dashami)
Durga Puja is the main festival of Bengalis, which is celebrated all over the country with great zest and fervour. The festival also rejoices as Navratri and Dussehra in other parts of the country. Durga Puja continues for 5 days and each day is called by a different name. This year Durga puja will be celebrated from 22-26 October. This article is here to enlighten you on the significance of the five days of Durga puja.
Durga Puja is one of the most popular festivals of India, in which God is revered as a mother (or Maa). It is only in Hinduism that God has been given the same rank as that of a mother.
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The relationship with your mother is one of the sweetest and adorable relations among all the other relations in this world. This is the reason why God is regarded as the mother and hence the main deity of this festival is known as Maa Durga (or Durga Maa).
Greetings to the heavenly mother, Maa Durga subsists in all human beings in the form of mercy, intelligence and beauty and is the companion of God Shiva (the one who creates, maintains and devastates the universe).
The article highlights the significance of all the 5 days of Durga Puja so read all about it here. It includes the particular rituals and customs that are associated with each of the 5 days of Durga Puja.
Maha
Shashti
On
this
day,
Maa
Durga
is
worshipped
who
rides
on
a
lion
and
descends
on
the
earth
and
her
4
children
Saraswati,
Laxmi,
Ganesha
and
Kartikeya
also
accompany
her.
On
Shashti,
Maa
Durga's
face
is
disclosed,
and
prior
to
the
main
puja,
some
special
rituals
such
as
Amontron,
Bodhon
and
Adibash
are
executed.
The
melodies
of
Dhaak
(a
kind
of
drum)
with
jolly
mood
marks
the
arrival
of
Maa
Durga
everywhere.
Maha
Saptami
Maha
Saptami
is
the
day
when
the
Maha
Puja
starts.
On
this
very
day,
just
before
the
crack
of
dawn,
a
banana
tree
is
immersed
in
sacred
water
and
thereafter
it
is
adorned
with
a
sari
just
like
a
newly
married
bride,
this
is
popularly
known
as
"Kola
Bou" or
"Nabapatrika".
The
Kola
Bou
is
then
carried
to
the
stage
and
is
placed
next
to
the
idol
of
Ganesha
where
all
the
priests
worship
Maa
Durga
for
good
luck.
Moreover,
9
plants
are
also
venerated
which
represent
the
9
forms
of
Goddess
Durga.
Maha
Ashtami
As
per
the
legends,
Maha
Ashtami
is
the
day
when
Maa
Durga
slew
the
buffalo
devil
"The
Mahishasura".
In
the
olden
times,
a
buffalo
was
surrendered
in
order
to
mark
the
conclusion
of
wickedness.
People
present
their
prayers
to
Maa
Durga
in
the
form
of
"Anjali",
which
are
hymns
in
the
Sanskrit
language.
On
this
very
day,
"Kumari
Puja"
is
also
performed.
In
Kumari
Puja,
a
girl
whose
age
is
nine
years
or
less
is
bedecked
as
Maa
Durga.
Thereafter,
this
girl
is
worshipped
with
a
lot
of
devotion
and
showy
display.
Sandhi
Puja
is
performed
in
the
evening,
which
is
the
combination
of
Maha
Ashtami
as
well
as
the
Maha
Navami.
Maha
Navami
As
soon
as
the
Sandhi
Puja
concludes,
Maha
Navami
begins
and
is
completed
by
the
execution
of
"Maha
Arati".
A
myriad
of
recreational
activities
is
organised
by
various
Durga
Puja
Committees,
after
which
the
Navami
Bhog
is
served.
Maha
Dashami
The
last
day
of
Durga
Puja
is
the
"Maha
Dashami".
On
this
day,
the
idol
of
Maa
Durga
is
immersed
in
the
sacred
river
of
Ganga.
This
act
is
called
"The
Visarjan
of
Devi
Durga".
On
the
day
of
Visarjan,
the
goddess
is
carried
with
splendid
processions
on
the
roads.
People
sing
and
dance
while
moving
with
the
procession.
All
married
women
throw
vermilion
on
each
other;
this
is
popularly
known
as
"The
Sindoor
Khela".
After the submersion of Maa Durga, everybody comes back to their abodes and in the evening, they go to their friends and relatives houses to wish "Bijoya Dashami" to each other. To celebrate this occasion, a variety of sweets and other scrumptious dishes are prepared and relished.
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