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Durga Pooja is a Hindu festival celebration of the Mother Goddess and the victory of the warrior Goddess Durga over the demon Mahisasura. The festival represents female power as ‘Shakti’ in the Universe. It is a festival of Good over Evil. Durga Pooja is one of the greatest festivals of India. In addition to being a festival for the Hindus, it is also time for a reunion of family and friends, and a ceremony of cultural values and customs. The significance of Durga Pooja While the ceremonies bring observance of fast and devotion for ten days, the last four days of the festival namely Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Vijaya-Dashami are celebrated with much sparkle and magnificence in India, especially in Bengal and overseas.
The Durga Pooja celebrations differ based on the place, customs, and beliefs. Things differ to the extent that somewhere the festival is on for five days, somewhere it is for seven and somewhere it is for complete ten days. Joviality begins with ‘Shashti’ – sixth day and ends on the ‘VijayaDashmi’ – the tenth day.
Background of Durga Pooja
Goddess Durga was the daughter of Himalaya and Menka. She later became Sati to get married to Lord Shiva. It is believed that the festival of Durga pooja started since the time Lord Rama worshipped the goddess to get a grant of powers from her to kill Ravana.
Some communities, especially in Bengal the festival is celebrated by decorating a ‘pandal’ in the close regions. Some people even worship the goddess at home by making all the arrangements. On the last day, they also go for immersing the statue of the goddess into the holy river the Ganges.
We celebrate Durga Pooja to honour the victory of good over evil or light over darkness. Some believe another story behind this festival is that on this day the goddess Durga defeated the demon Mahisasura. She was called upon by all three Lords – Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu to eradicate the demon and save the world from his cruelty. The battle went on for ten days and finally, on the tenth day, Goddess Durga eliminated the demon. We celebrate the tenth day as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.
1.No grand celebrations for this year’s Durga Puja!
2.‘Toned down’ Durga Puja festival to be organised in Kolkata, but Pandals will not be cancelled!
3.The coronavirus-induced global health pandemic and the consequent lockdown will lead to a toned down Durga Puja festival in Kolkata this year, according to a report in IE. However, the pandals which are the heart of the celebrations will not be cancelled, the report added.
4. The report further said that the Kolkata-based organisation which looks over the community pandals for Durga Puja in the metropolitan, called the Forum of Durgotsab, denied reports claiming the cancellation of pandals due to the outbreak.
5.In the metropolitan area of Kolkata, an approximate of around 400 big pandals are built every year to mark the festival, the report stated, adding that apart from that, numerous smaller pandals are also set up in different neighbourhoods.
6.The report further quoted the forum’s Vice President Sandipan Banerjee as saying that the major organisers of the puja in Kolkata have unofficially decided to organise the festival at a smaller scale, but the puja will not be cancelled.
7.The report further informed that the nationwide lockdown ordered by Centre had also recently affected the celebrations for Poila Boishak, or the Bengali New Year, as people could not participate in rituals or customs and could not meet their friends and family.
8.Banerjee also said that they have been told that sponsors are not sure about the amount they will be able to provide the forum with as the income for the first quarter has been adversely affected due to the pandemic, according to the report.
9. However, the organisers are hopeful that things will get clearer in the next few weeks.
10.One of the biggest community pujas in the city Behala Nutan Dals President Debabrata Mukherjee was quoted as saying that they are facing budget cuts and have also donated some amount from their puja budget to the CM Relief Fund for the pandemic.