KOLKATA , INDIA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 : Young Hindu Priest worshipping Goddess Durga under holy smoke with dhaakis (drummers) performing. Durga Puja - shot at night under colored light .
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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 entails 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-armed goddess riding the lion is worshipped with great passion and devotion.
An Indian Deity : Goddess Durga during Durga Puja festival. Ladies bidding adieu to the mother Goddess on the last day of the festival , before immersion in a river. Durga worship is a yearly event and these deities are created every year and immersed in a river every year after the completion of the 5-day event. The idol is not copyright protected.
An Indian Deity : Goddess Durga during Durga Puja festival. Ladies bidding adieu to the mother Goddess on the last day of the festival , before immersion in a river. Durga worship is a yearly event and these deities are created every year and immersed in a river every year after the completion of the 5-day event. The idol is not copyright protected.
Chittaranjan Park, Delhi, India - October 12, 2013Event : Durga Puja Festival in Delhi.The Head priest performs Ashtami puja (worship) on 12-Oct-2013, at Chittaranjan Park, Delhi, India.Ashtami puja is the climax of the 5-day Durga Puja Festival. Devotees make it a point to attend this puja come what may.The deity is immersed in water after the 5-day festival is concluded.
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 entails 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-armed goddess riding the lion is worshipped with great passion and devotion.
An Idol of Hindu goddess Durga placed in a temporary shed made out of canvas and bamboo, and is decorated with colorful cloths called as Pandal for worship, The deity made out of clay is adorned with decorative work. Durga Puja ,also called Durgotsava is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in West Bengal and Kolkata which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga.