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Durga Puja

Mainly a Bangali Hindu utsav(festival) where Ma Durga is worshipped alongside Devi Saraswati; Devi Lakshmi; and Mata Durga's two sons — Kartikeya and Ganesha. It's a 5-day festival starting with Mahalaya (the day of arrival news of Ma Durga). However, outside, Bangladesh and West Bengal, Durga Puja is a 9-day festival called "Navaratri"Nine Nights. Also, Navaratri is differently celebrated from that of Durga Puja.
Bengali Hindus wait for Durga Puja very passionately.

On the occasion of Durga Puja, in many parts of Bangladesh, Several Hindus worship their own birth mothers at first.
Many Bangladeshi Hindus, mandirs (temples), and puja pandals were vandalized, desecrated, and attacked during 2021 Durga Puja.
by typical Indian October 8, 2023
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