Durga Puja 2024: It is an important festival of the Bengali community, which lasts from the sixth day to the tenth day of Navratri. When is Durga Puja starting this year, know the dates of Kalparambh, Bilva Idhav, Navpatrika Puja.
The great festival of Navratri, the holy festival of the devotees of Mother Goddess, is about to begin. This festival falls in autumn, hence it is called Shardiya Navratri. Ghatasthapana is an important ritual at the beginning of Navratri. Along with this, Akhand Jyoti is lit during Navratri and jowar is also sown.
Although Shardiya Navratri is celebrated with great pomp all over India, Gujarat and Bengal Its grandeur is different. Durga Puja festival is celebrated in Bengal. Let us know when Durga Puja is starting this year 2024 and what are its traditions.
When will Durga Puja 2024 start?
This year it will start from 9 October 2024 and end on Vijayadashami on 12 October. Durga Puja Durga Puja is the biggest and important festival of the Bengali community. Shashthi, Mahasaptami, Mahaashtami, Mahanavami and Vijayadashami have special significance in Durga Puja. Durga Puja lasts for 5 days from Shashthi to Dashami of Shardiya Navratri.
Importance of each day of Durga Puja
Kalparambh- 9 October 2024
According to the scriptures, on Kalparambh day, Goddess Durga, Mother Saraswati and Goddess Lakshmi come to earth along with Kartikeya-Ganesha. Kalparambh puja is performed at the auspicious time of the morning. On this day, the curtain is removed from the idol of Maa Durga in Bengal. The rituals of Kalparambh are similar to Bilva Nimantras celebrated in other states.
Bilv Invitation – 8 October 2024
- Bilva invitation time – 03:39 pm to 05:59 pm
Goddess Durga is invited to reside in the Bilva tree or Kalash. This ritual of invoking Goddess Durga is known as Invocation. The combination of evening and Shashthi is the most suitable time for Bilva Puja.
Navpatrika Puja- 10 October 2024
- Dawn on Navapatrika Day – 05:5 am
The day of Navpatrika Puja is also known as Maha Saptami. On the day of Maha Saptami, Goddess Durga is invoked in a group of nine plants called Navapatrika. On this day the Goddess is also given a great bath.
Sindoor Khela- 12 October 2024
This day is the last day of Durga Puja. On this day, married women offer red vermillion to the mother and apply vermillion to the married woman. It is believed that this grants the blessing of unbroken good fortune.
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