Durga Puja is a great event in the Indian calendar. Durga Puja
is conducted on various parts of the globe by the Hindu believers. Each year
Goddess Durga arrives to earth by different modes. It includes elephants,
horse, palanquin and boat. They signify luck (omen) which influences the earth’s
life. The durga pujas in each year is arranged by looking at many factors. They
look at the sun rise and sun set mainly. It is how they count days.
Goddess Durga arrives on an elephant this year. Goddess Durga
will depart on a palanquin. This years arrival, Goddess Durga coming in an
elephant implies good harvest. But the way Goddess Durga departs.on a
palanquin implies the spread of an
epidemic. The detailed calendar of the Durga Puja around various parts of Globe
are given in this page.
Durga Puja 2011 – Indian Standard Time
- · 1st October, Saturday – Panchami . It starts at 7.52 am. It will continue to 5.45 am next day.
- · 2nd October, Sunday – Shashti . it starts at 5.46 am. It will continue to 3.54 am next day. It includes ‘Kalaparambo’ at 9.28 am and in the evening ‘Durga Devi Bodhon’, ‘Amantran’ and ‘Adhibas’.
- · 3rd october, Monday – Saptami. It starts at 3.55 am and ends at 2.22am next day. It includes ‘ Nabo Patrika’ at 9.28 am and predawn bathing of ‘Kola Bow’.
- · 4th October, Tuesday – Ashtami – it starts at 2.23 am and ends at 1.15 am next day. It includes ‘Sandhi Puja’ between 12.51 am to 1.39 am and sacrifice at 1.15 am.
- · 5th October, Wednesday – Nabami. It starts at 1.16 am and ends at 12.35 am next day.
- · 6th October, Thursday – Dashami. It starts at 12.36 am and ends at 12.23 am next day. It includes ‘immersion’ at 9.27 am.
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