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Durga Puja is the sacred five day festival of the Bengali community held in honour of Goddess Durga and to celebrate her annual homecoming. This year, the occassion is to be observed from 5th October (Shasthi) to 9th October (Dashami). Scroll down and have a look at the Puja schedule for the year 2008 based on the Bangladesh Time. Sasthi is believed to be the day on which the Mother Goddess arrives on the earth with her children. This year the goddess arrives on a palanquin and departs on an elephant. Goddess Durga's arrival on palanquin signifies an outbreak of epidemic while her departure on elephant signifies good harvest. To pass on this page to your friends and near ones, just click here. Shubh Durgotsav!
Note:
The Puja timings, being based on the lunar month, often spread over to the
next day or night. Sashthi is the day for the inauguration, though the
main part of the Puja spreads over four days from the day of Saptami to
the day of the Bijoya Dashami on which the immersion takes place. So it
may not match, as is the case this year, with the days of the Calendar we
follow.
| Puja Days |
Special Event of the day |
Ends at |
5th OCTOBER
SUNDAY |
SHASHTI
( "BODHON"
"Amantran" "Adhibas" in the evening)
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9:02pm
of that day
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6th OCTOBER
MONDAY |
SAPTAMI
"Nabo Patrika" within
9:51am
Predawn bathing of
"Kola Bow"
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11:06pm from 9:03pm of previous day |
7th OCTOBER
TUESDAY |
ASHTAMI
Ashtami puja
within 9:59am
SANDHI PUJA
00:35am-1:23am
SACRIFICE-00:59am
| 00:59am next day from 11:07pm of previous day |
8th OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY |
NABAMI |
2:34am next day from
1:00am of that day
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9th OCTOBER
THURSDAY |
DASHAMI
(Immersion)
within 9:59am
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3:45am next day from
2:35am of that day
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