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Durga Puja, one of the grandest and most significant festivals in Hinduism, is celebrated with fervour and devotion across India, particularly in West Bengal. Rooted in mythology and cultural heritage, Durga Puja is a ten-day festival that honours Goddess Durga's triumph over the demon Mahishasura. The festival marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, who, according to Hindu mythology, visits her parental home along with her children—Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya.

Durga Puja, one of the grandest and most significant festivals in Hinduism, is celebrated with fervour and devotion across India, particularly in West Bengal. Rooted in mythology and cultural heritage, Durga Puja is a ten-day festival that honours Goddess Durga's triumph over the demon Mahishasura. The festival marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, who, according to Hindu mythology, visits her parental home along with her children—Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya.

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Experience Durga Puja in Kolkata........ An Experience of A Lifetime! September 30-October 4, 2014 Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals, is celebrated every year in the month of October with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where the ten-armed goddess riding the lion and killing the Buffalo-Demon (Mahishasura) is worshipped with great passion and devotion. The traditional icon of the…

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