Greatest Hindu Festivals : Durga Puja

Greatest Hindu Festivals : Durga Puja

Greatest Hindu Festivals : Durga Puja. Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It is one of the biggest festival for Hindus. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami. Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura.

Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil.Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal, where it is a five-day annual holiday. In West Bengal and Tripura, which has a majority of Bengali Hindus, it is the biggest festival of the year.Durga Puja is also celebrated as a major festival in Nepal and in Bangladesh all over the places of Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra and other major places and all the villages of Bangladesh.