Following is the Puja schedule based on the GMT. The Puja timings being
based on the lunar day 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 the
case this year, with the days of the Calendar we follow.
Sasthi is believed to be the day on which the Mother arrives on the earth
with her children. This year the goddess arrives on a Boat and departs on an Horse. Goddess Durga's arrival on Boat signifies good harvest while her departure on palanquin foretells epidemi.
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