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Durga Puja Traditions

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Durga Puja is one of the most popular Hindu festivals in India. It is a ten days long celebration in which the Hindu goddess of power, Durga or Shakti is worshipped in nine different forms. Though this festival is celebrated throughout the country, it is immensely popular in the northern belt of the country in the state of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Tripura. The concept of the nine day grand celebration began from the rich and famous circle of West Bengal from the 16th century and has now taken the form of community celebrations. Though the traditions and rituals have remained more or less the same, simply the celebrations have become more cosmopolitan in nature.

Durga Puja is also known as Navratra or Durgostab. It is a ten days affair in which last six days are the days of actual celebrations with elaborate rituals and intricate ceremonies as well as social get together. The Pooja begins from the very first day when the ‘Kalash’ is installed in a home. The person whotakes the charge of the Pooja fasts for nine days. The intricate Pooja ceremony begins from the day of Mahalaya when the Goddess is invoked. The real celebrations also begin from this day onwards.

From the sixth day or Shashthi, the procedure of Pushpanjali (offering flowers) in the morning, and the aarti and bhog (offering food) three times a day becomes mandatory. There are also nine different kinds of flowers as well as bhog (food items) prescribed for the Pooja. Also there are different kinds of special ceremonies on Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami. In the wee hours of 'Saptami,' the 'Pran' or life of the Devi is said to have been brought from a nearby pond or river in a banana tree and established inside the image.

'Sandhikshan,' the crossover time between Ashtami and Navami is also an important ceremony when rows of earthen lamps are lightened throughout the night. In many homes, it is considered auspicious to offer food to nine virgin girls on the occasion of Maha Nabami. On the last day i.e. Vijayadashami, the Goddess is worshipped in the morning and in late after noon a processions of devotees along with the idol is taken throughout the city. The idol is then immersed into the sacred water and the Goddess is believed to have left for her universal abode.

The traditions of Pooja differ from state to state. In Gujarat the Navratra is accompanied by Garba and Dandia while in Bengal the drum-beats are an integral part of the Durga Puja. A special kind of the drum, known as 'Dhak,' mesmerizes the hearts of the people of Kolkata with its majestic rhythm right from the day of 'Sasthi.' This drum is held on the shoulder with the beating side in the bottom. It is beaten with two sticks, one thick and another thin and produces an exciting sound. The aarti in Kolkata accompanied by the Dhak is simply mesmerizing.

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Durga Puja is celebrated by Bengalis, to commemorate the victory of goodness over the evil. the festival has gained world wide recognition as the main festival of Bengalis. The Bangla speaking people, from the nook and corner of the country as well as the world, make sure that they visit their home town in West Bengal, to join the celebrations of Durga Puja during September-October. If reaching the State is not possible, at least they would ensure that their heartfelt wishes to their loved ones have reached on time. When it comes to sending wishes, the first thing that comes to mind is, of course, a wonderful greeting card.

Sending greeting card is the oldest and one of the best ways to convey heartfelt wishes to near and dear on festive occasions like Durga Puja. Since the festival is so much popular, the gift shops make it a point to stock Durga Pooja greeting cards on their shelves, well before the advent of the season, so that they do not miss out the chance to cash in. Apart from greeting cards, websites have also started providing e-cards for Durga Pooja. In the following lines, we have helped you know how to send your Durga Pooja wishes in the best way.Gift Galleries

Homemade Greeting Cards

The best bet would be, in case you are too particular when it comes to spending money for gifts, is to make cards on your own, at home. Making greeting card at home is very simple. All you need is a few supplies that are easily available at any stationery stores. With a little bit of creativity, you can come up with beautiful greeting cards for your near and dear. You may cut and paste the photographs of Ma Durga that are found in magazines and newspapers.

Simple E-CardsInternet provides you innumerable options to get access to greeting cards for Durga Pooja. A number of websites have come up with the facility of sending e-cards that do not cost a penny, to the users. Apart from sending the cards in the quickest and fastest way, you can ensure that the message is conveyed in the most attractive way, through e-cards. Whether animated or the simple post-card-type messages, e-cards are for sure going to attract your receivers.

Personalized E-CardsA recent way to send wishes on festivals such as Durga Puja is to make greeting cards virtually. Browse through the internet and short-list the websites that provide the facility of personalizing the greeting cards very easily. After making the cards, take the print outs of the same and deliver it to your friends, relatives and acquaintance, on the occasion of Durga Puja. This way, you will ensure that you have not spent much on the greeting cards as well as personalized it fully.

With the increasing competition among the retailers, a number of gift galleries have come up with greetings cards for festivals such as Durga Puja. Today, you can get a wide variety of cards in the stores. While the traditional medium-sized cards are still in vogue, you can now get attractive musical greeting cards, oversized cards as well as those that are so small that they can easily fit inside your palm. For Durga Puja, choose a greeting card that enhances the spiritualism within the person receiving it.

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