Durga Puja 2021 Date: The five-day pageant of Durga Puja is well known with a lot pomp and enthusiasm throughout India, particularly in West Bengal. It is without doubt one of the largest festivals of the nation, and preparations are in full swing to welcome the goddess to her mortal abode.
While Durga Puja is especially necessary to the Bengali group, a number of different states comparable to Assam, Odisha, Tripura, Bihar and Jharkhand additionally have a good time the pageant.
The four-day pageant ends with Dussehra which celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasura, the buffalo demon, which depicts the victory of fine over evil.
While the festivities start with Maha Shashti, preparations start a lot earlier – with Mahalaya on the final day of the Krishnapaksha (Krishnapaksha) of the month of Ashwin, in keeping with the Hindu lunar calendar. It is believed that yearly on at the present time Durga descends on her ‘ancestral residence’ earth.
The Devi Paksha begins on the subsequent day, marking the primary day of the month of Sharad, marking the Durga Puja celebrations.
Durga Puja Significance, vidhi
While the rituals of worship start from Mahalaya, the principle pageant begins on the sixth day of Devi Paksha, Maha Shashthi.
Ghatasthapana is without doubt one of the most necessary rituals. It marks the start of 9 days of festivities. There are nicely outlined guidelines and pointers in Indian scriptures to carry out Ghatasthapana or Kalash Sthapana throughout a sure interval in the beginning of Navratri.
Durga Puja 2021: Ghatasthapana is without doubt one of the most necessary rituals throughout Navratri and Durga Puja. (Photo: Getty/Thinkstock)
The ritual is a name to the goddess, and doing it on the flawed time can invite her wrath. Ghatasthapana is prohibited throughout Amavasya and night time. The most auspicious time to do that is the primary one third of the day whereas Pratipada is occurring. If resulting from some cause this time isn’t accessible, then Ghatasthapana might be finished in Abhijeet Muhurta. Most importantly, it’s finished earlier than midday when Pratipada happens.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Brahma granted the demon Mahishasura the boon of invincibility, which meant that no human or deity might kill him. It is alleged that Mahishasura, who was empowered with a boon, drove the gods out of heaven. According to the scriptures, after this all of the gods collectively created Goddess Durga.
Goddess Durga killed the demon on Dashami, the tenth day of Devi Paksha, and therefore at the present time is well known as Vijay Dashami, which signifies the ‘victory’ of fine over evil. It additionally marks the day when Lord Rama emerged victorious by defeating Ravana.
Durga Puja 2021 Dates
Mahalaya: October 6, 2021, Wednesday
Maha Shashthi: 11 October 2021, Monday
Maha Saptami: 12 October 2021, Tuesday
Maha Ashtami: 13 October 2021, Wednesday
Maha Navami: 14 October 2021, Thursday
Vijayadashami: October 15, 2021, Friday (Dussehra)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
