Durga Puja
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Durga Puja
from Sanskrit Durga + puja worship
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Current affairs often make their way into the traditional celebrations, like theme-based decoration of tents in Kolkata city, which is famous for its Durga Puja celebrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
That led to Durga Puja being billed as one of the biggest street art festivals in the world.
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
To this day, Bengal during the great Durga Puja festival in autumn, worships the goddess with great veneration.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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