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 trident 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
Durga Puja in Kolkata
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Durga Puja in Kolkata is an annual Bengali festival celebrated marking the worship of the Hindu mother goddess Durga. This festival is the biggest festival in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state
Durga Puja festivities by 19th-century Kolkata dancers and musicians
Durga idol in a theme puja pandal in Barisha, Kolkata
Dignitaries of Kolkata enjoying dance performance at Red road carnival