Autumn Festival - Durga Puja - SahrodUtsav

When the Demon King Ashura got very powerful & routed the Gods from heaven or

 

Sarga {Indian mythology has divided planet earth into Three parts Sarga ( Heaven),

 

Marta ( Earth) , Patal ( Bellow Earth) this is called Tri Bhuban or Triloke. Heaven was

 

some where up in the Himalaya e.g. God Shiva's abode was/is Mt Kailash} at that time

 

all the Gods went to the supreme God Brahma and prayed to him for the destruction of

 

Mahishasura. From Brahma's Teja or Devine Power a Goddess was born; on

 

Brahma's instruction all the Gods accumulated their power and gifted it to this

 

Goddess, she was given the Ayudh or weapons of the most powerful Gods. Her name was Durga.

 

 

According to Indian Mythology , Durga was/is the most beautiful lady in Triloke. She

 

lured Mahishasura to give her a fight and ultimately killed the demon with her trident or

 

Trishul ( this weapon is the weapon of God Shiva). Before his death Mahishasur asked

 

for pardon and prayed that he be given a place at her feet.

 

 

 

Once in a year during Autumn, Goddess Durga is worshipped through out India,

 

specially in West Bengal or Bengal, every neighborhood makes arrangement of her

 

worship for four days, it is the main festival of Bengal where Bengal's art & culture gets

 

reflected. Idols are drowned in the river Ganges after the fourth day. New idols are

 

made and worshiped every year. Begal waits for a year to get a visit from her daughter Durga.

 

 

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