Durga Puja
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Durga Puja
from Sanskrit Durga + puja worship
Example Sentences
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The demand for justice for a woman resonates with Durga Puja anyway, a festival built around a goddess vanquishing evil.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Kolkata is celebrating its biggest annual festival - Durga Puja, when the ten-armed Goddess Durga is said to visit her earthly home, her entire family in tow.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
The Durga Puja, the Bengal region’s biggest religious festival, concluded in Kolkata on Tuesday.Credit...
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
The Hindus traveled to the temple where tens of thousands of people gather every year for their largest religious festival — Durga Puja — next month.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Even now, in some parts of Bengal, they observe the Durga Puja and buy new clothes for the festival, like the Hindus.
From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
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