Durga Puja
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Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Sharadotsava, is a major Hindu festival honouring the goddess Durga and commemorating her victory over Mahishasura. It is the biggest festival among Bengali Hin
Devi Durga killing Mahishasura with her trishula riding her vahana (mount), the lion. Lakshmi and Ganesha flank the left while Saraswati and Kartikeya flank the right.
The Dadhimati Mata Temple of Rajasthan preserves a Durga-related inscription from chapter 10 of Devi Mahatmya. The temple inscription has been dated by modern methods to 608 CE.
13th–14th century Durga statue from Ambari, Guwahati, Assam.
A display of sculpture-idols depicting Rama and Narada praying with Durga
Navaratri
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Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights, first in the month of Chaitra, and again in t
Durga Puja
…Ashvin (September–October) on the Hindu luni-solar calendar. It lasts ten days, with the final five being most prominent. Even though Durga Puja and Navaratri are both dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga and are observed simultaneously, they are not the same festival. The puja is performed in homes and public…
Murti of Durga upon a tiger during Navaratri, Pune
Durga Puja pandal
The renowned Hindu pilgrimage site, Vaishno Devi, decorated for the festival of Navaratri.
A Bengali Hindu priest performing worship of the consecrated Durga idol on the day of Maha Saptami in Kolkata.