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Durga Pooja has always been an integral part of the Hindu culture. However, the origin of public celebrations of grand Durga Puja can be traced back to the 16th century. With the ascent of the Mughals, Durga Puja became more of a status symbol in those days. Grand celebrations, gala feasts and huge fan fare was part of the very first 'Sharadiya Durgotsab' festivals organized by Raja Kangshanarayan of Taherpur and Bhabananda Mazumdar of Nadiya in 1606. Annual festival of Durga Puja soon became the most celebrated festival and as a day for merriment with friends, relatives, neighbors and acquaintances. Opulence and extravagance became an inseparable part among the powerful and rich Bengalis. However, there were people who celebrated Durga Puja on their household level in a traditional manner, which were characterized by much more devotion and sentiments attached to the festival than the mere show off of the richer and more prosperous people.
With time many cultural performances and shows became attached to Durga Puja for entertainment and religious purposes such as colorful procession known as 'Jatra', puppet dance, Kobi gaan (a type of songs), Kirtan or devotional songs and magic shows that are the favorites of the children and adults alike.
Earlier, animal and even human sacrifices were very common on the eighth day of the festival but eventually; this tradition has now become obsolete. There was an additional custom of 'Baroyari' meaning a group of twelve friends that originated in 1790 in Guptipara in Hoogly in Bengal. It is also known as 'Sarbojanin puja'.
she is a colorful woman, to free man-kind she killed the powerful Buffalo-monster...she is MAA DURGA, we worship her, she is idol of woman power!
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Jai Ambe Gauri Aarti Lyrics In Full
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Jai Ambe Gauri Maiya, Jai Shyama Gauri
Tumko nishdin dhyavat, Hari Brahma Shivji
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Mang sindur birajat, tiko mrigmadko (Maiya tiko mrigmadko)
Ujjvalse dou naina (ujjvalse dou naina), chandravadan niko
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Kanak saman kalevar, raktambar raje (Maiya raktambar raje)
Raktapushpa gal mala (raktapushpa gal mala), kanthhar par saje
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Kehari vahan rajat, khadag khappar dhari (Maiya khadag khappar dhari)
Sur nar munijan sevat (sur nar munijan sevat), tinke dukhahari
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Kanan kundal shobhit, nasagre moti (Maiya nasagre moti)
Kotik chandra divakar (Maiya kotik chandra divakar), samrajat jyoti,
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Shumbh-nishumbh vidare, Mahishasur ghati (Maiya Mahishasur ghati)
Dhumra-vilochan naina (dhumra-vilochan naina), nishdin madmati
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Chand Mund sanhare, shonitha beeja hare (Maiya shonitha beeja hare)
Madhu Kaitav dou mare (Madhu Kaitav dou mare), surbaiya haina karey
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Brahmani, Rudrani, tum Kamala Rani (Maiya tum Kamala Rani)
Agam-nigam bakhani (Agam-nigam bakhani), tum shiv patrani
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Chaunsath yogini gavat, nritya karat bhairon (Maiya nritya karat bhairon)
Bajat tal mridanga (bajat tal mridanga,), aur bajat damru
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Tum ho jag ki mata, tum hi ho bharata (Maiya tum hi ho bharata)
Bhaktan ki dukh harta (bhaktan ki dukh harta), sukh sampati karta
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Bhuja char ati shobhit, var mudra dhari (Maiya var mudra dhari)
Manvanchhit phal pavat (manvanchhit phal pavat), sevat nar nari
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Kanchan thal virajat, agaru kapur bati (Maiya agaru kapur bati)
Shri Malketu men rajat (Shri Malketu men rajat), kotiratan jyoti
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
Shri Ambe ji Ki aarti, Jo koi nar gave (Maiya jo koi nar gave)
Kehata Shiva Nand Swaami (kehata Shiva Nand Swaami), sukh sampati paave
Maiya Jai Ambe Gauri
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The festival of Durga Puja is celebrated with great pomp and splendour in the month of Ashwina(Sept-Oct) in the state of Bengal in India.Beautiful clay images of the Goddess are placed in pandals (temporary stuctures which are works of art) and worshipped for five days.On the last day of Vijaya Dashami the idols are immersed in rivers,ponds or other water bodies.
Last weekend I visited Kumartuli which is a colony of idol makers in Kolkata city.As Durga Puja was just a week away,the idols were mostly in the finishing stages.I thought I would share some of my pictures with my Flickr friends.
14 aprile, roma auditorium via della conciliazione pink floyd legend © copyrighted image; all rights reserve
Durga Puja, also referred as Durgotsab is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates worship of Hindu goddess Durga.
Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the eastern states of India - West Bengal, Assam , Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Tripura where it is a five-day annual holiday. Not only it is the biggest Hindu festival celebrated throughout the eastern parts of India, but also the most significant socio-cultural event in Bengali society.