Durga puja: Is one of the most important

Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals of the Hindus. The festival is also known as “Durgotsava” and is celebrated to worship Goddess Durga . It is a five-day festival and is celebrated during Sharad Navratri’s period in September or October. Explore the full Durga Puja 2025 calendar with dates, rituals, colors of each day, and mythological stories behind the grand festival celebration. Celebrated in the month of Ashvin (September – October), Durga puja (fondly referred to as Pujo) is one of the most awaited festivals in India, especially in West Bengal. Even though the weather starts becoming cooler, the air is thick with the warmth radiated by the devotees. Durga Puja — the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals of India. Apart from being a religious festival for the Hindus, it is also an occasion for reunion and rejuvenation, and a celebration of traditional culture and customs. While the rituals entail ten days of fast, feast and worship, the last four days— Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Dashami— are celebrated with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where the ten ...