When is Durga Puja in 2018
Durga Puja It is a prayer ritual performed to make offerings, honoring, evoking or worshipping gods. The ceremony can also be performed to pay homage to the beloved ones who are deadon 26 to 30 September 2018 According to Hindu calendar, Durga Puja festival is commemorated from the 6th to 10th day of the bright lunar fortnight (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Ashvin. This auspicious period often referred as Devi Paksha or the “Fortnight of the Goddess” and ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja that means the worship of Goddess Lakshmi – Lakshmi Lakshmi’s name comes from the Sanskrit… on Kojagori Full Moon Night”. This festival signifies the triumph of Goddess Durga Puja 2018 over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. He was a demon who had the power to transform into a buffalo at will. He was blessed by Brahma that no man could kill him. He wanted to take over the heaven and conquer the universe. Durga failed him in his attempt by fighting and killing him. According to some legends, he...