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Ahmedabad prepares for Durga Puja; Pandals in Vastrapur, Thaltej

As the Navratri celebrations are going on in Ahmedabad, Bengali people in city are preparing to celebrate Durga Puja with much gaiety. The celebrations start at all the pandals in Thaltej, Vastrapur and other areas in city.  The Puja in different Pandals started from yesterday for the 79th Durga Puja celebrations.

The Durga Puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of bright lunar fortnight (shukla paksha) in the Bikram Sambat Calendar month of Ashwin. This period falls in the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha (Bengali: “Fortnight of the Goddess”). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya , the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha , “Fortnight of the Forefathers”), and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja (“Worship of Goddess Lakshmi  on Kojagori Full Moon Night ).

Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura . Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil. In Bengal, Durga is worshipped as Durgotinashini, the destroyer of evil and the protector of her devotees