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Durga Puja countdown starts
October 12 (TravelAndy): All the Bengali people of the world officially went into Durga Puja mode since All India Radio aired the Mahisasuramardini programme at 4am this morning. Today is referred to as Mahalaya on the festival calendar.
Durga Puja is the biggest festival of the Bengalis and it usually takes place over four days in or around October depending on the Hindu lunar calendar. Though the core of the festival is religious, it has now developed into more of a Bengali cultural carnival.
Mahalaya marks the end of the Pitripaksha (fortnight of the father) and the start of the Devi Paksha (fortnight of the goddess). The actual festival takes place between the seventh and tenth days of Devipaksha. Continue reading Durga Puja countdown starts