Durga Puja

American  

[door-guh poo-juh] / ˈdʊər gə ˈpu dʒə /

noun

1. Dasehra.

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Durga Puja British  

/ ˌdʊəɡə ˈpuːdʒə /

noun

1. another name for Navaratri

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Etymology

Origin of Durga Puja

from Sanskrit _Durga + puja worship

Example Sentences

Durga Puja art is public art, but it's also central to a religious festival that fuels the state's economy.

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They will still have a Durga Puja but with a difference.

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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.

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At Durga Puja pandals - or temporary temples - the goddess stands in the middle astride a lion, flanked by her children - elephant-headed Ganesha, warrior god Kartikeya on his peacock, the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati - while the defeated buffalo demon lies at her feet, symbolising the triumph of good over evil.

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That led to Durga Puja being billed as one of the biggest street art festivals in the world.

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