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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 5th
October (Shasthi) to 9th October (Dashami). Scroll down and have a look at
the Puja schedule for the year 2008 based on the IST (Indian Standard 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.
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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.
| Bengali Dates |
Puja Days |
Special Event of the day |
Ends at |
| 18th Aashwin |
5th OCTOBER
SUNDAY
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SHASHTI
"Kalparambho"
( Within 9:27am);
Durga Devi "BODHON" "Amantran" and "Adhibas' in the evening
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8:32pm from 6:29pm of previous day |
19th Aashwin |
6th OCTOBER
MONDAY |
SAPTAMI
"Nabo Patrika"
( Within 9:27am);
Predawn bathing of
"Kola Bou"
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10:36pm from 8:33pm of previous day |
20th Aashwin |
7th OCTOBER
TUESDAY |
ASHTAMI
Sandhi Puja
(00:05am-00:53am);
Sacrifice- 00:29am
| 00:29am
from 10:37pm previous day
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| 21st Aashwin |
8th OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY
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NABAMI |
2:04am next day from 00:30am of
previous day |
| 22nd Aashwin |
9th OCTOBER
THURSDAY
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DASHAMI
(Immersion within 9:27am)
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3:15am next day
from 2:05am of that day
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