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The festival of Durga Puja starts with Mahalaya, the first phase of the waxing moon in Aswin. Thousands offer prayers to their ancestors at the city's river banks, a ritual called Tarpan. The inauguration of the Goddess idol starts on Mahashasthi. The main puja is for three days - Mahasaptami, Mahaastami, Mahanavami. The puja rituals are long and very detailed and complicated. Three days of Mantras and Shlokas and Arati and offerings - needs an expert priest to do this kind of Puja. Because of these facts, the number of Pujas held in the family has reduced and Durga Puja has mostly emerged as a community festival.
Durga Puja Gifts to
India
Durga Puaj Gifts to
Kolkata
Navratri Gifts to
India
Navratri Gifts to
Mumbai
Dussehra Gifts to
India
Dussehra Gifts to
Delhi
Dussehra Gifts to
Mumbai
Navratri Gifts to
Ahmedabad
Dussera Gifts to
Bangalore
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