Durga Puja is the sacred five day festival of the Bengali Hindu community held in honour
of Goddess Durga and to celebrate her annual homecoming. This year, the occassion is to be observed from 23rd September (Shasthi) to 28th September (Dashami). Scroll down and have a look at the Puja schedule for the year 2009 based on the GMT (Greenwitch Mean Time) Sasthi is believed to be the day on which the Mother Goddess arrives on the earth with her children. This year the goddess arrives on a palanquin and departs on an elephant. Goddess Durga's arrival on palanquin signifies an outbreak of epidemic while her departure on elephant signifies good harvest. To pass on this page to your friends and near ones, just click here. Shubh Durgotsav!
Note:
The Puja timings, being based on the lunar month, often spread over to the
next day or night. Sashthi is the day for the inauguration, though the
main part of the Puja spreads over four days from the day of Saptami to
the day of the Bijoya Dashami on which the immersion takes place. So it
may not match, as is the case this year, with the days of the Calendar we
follow.
Durga Puja 2009 Calendar ---- GMT
| Bengali Dates |
Bengali Year |
Day |
Special Event of the day |
Starts at |
Ends at |
| 6th Aashin
(23rd SEPTEMBER)
|
1416 |
WEDNESDAY |
PANCHAMI
("BODHON"
in the evening) |
|
4:03 pm of that day. of that day. |
|
7th Aashin
(24th SEPTEMBER)
|
1416 |
THURSDAY |
SHASHTI
("Amantran" and "Adhibas'
in the evening)
|
4:04pm of the previous day. |
4:48 pm of that day. |
|
8th Aashin
(25th SEPTEMBER)
|
1416 |
FRIDAY |
SAPTAMI
"Nabo Patrika" within
9:52am.
Predawn bathing of
"Kola Bow"
|
4:49pm of the previous day.
|
06:01 pm of that day.
|
| 9th Aashin
(26th SEPTEMBER) |
1416 |
SATURDAY |
ASHTAMI
SANDHI PUJA
11.45pm-00:33am
SACRIFICE- 00:09am
|
06:02pm of the previous day. |
07:39 pm of that day. |
| 10th Aashin
(27th SEPTEMBER)
|
1416 |
SUNDAY |
NABAMI |
07:40 pm of the previous day. |
9:34pm of the that day. |
| 11th Aashin
(28th SEPTEMBER) |
1416 |
MONDAY |
DASHAMI
(Immersion)
within 9:28am |
2:05pm of that day. |
11:38pm of that day. |
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