Durga Puja

[door-guh poo-juh]

noun

1. Dasehra.

Durga Puja

/ ˌdʊəɡə ˈpuːdʒə /

noun

1. another name for Navaratri

Word History and Origins

Origin of Durga Puja¹

from Sanskrit _Durga + puja worship

Example Sentences

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

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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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A British Council report valued Durga Puja’s 2019 economic impact at over $4.5bn, nearly 3% of West Bengal state’s GDP.

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