Durga-puja

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Durga-puja

Hindu festival held annually in northeastern India in September–October in honor of the goddess Durga. Images of the goddess are made, worshiped for nine days, and then immersed in water. The celebration includes colourful processions and much public and private festivity.

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No references found			Living away from their hometowns in West Bengal these people have tried to recreate the traditional Durga-puja environment. Special arrangements to draw devotees at Durga Puja Pandals by Asian News International Various celebrations, like Durga-puja, Sri-panchami (Saraswati-puja), Lalita-panchami, Maha-navami, Amba-puja, Dussehra, formed part of this, during which Goddess Durga restored dharma (righteousness), and included mantra chanting and various other rituals, Rajan Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed. Hindus, Jews ask Julia Roberts to restore access of devotees to temple by Asian News International			Durargid Duras Duras, Marguerite duration duration control Durazno Durazzo Durban Durbar Durbe Durbek Durbet-Daba Durdy Klych Durdyev, Ata Durdyev, Khaldurdy Düren durene Durer's conchoid Durer, Albrecht Dürer, Albrecht duress Durfee square Durga Durga Nuur Durga Puja Durga-puja Durgapur Durham Durham cattle Durham County Durham fermentation tube Durham fitting Durham Miners' Gala Durham system Durham, Earl of Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of Durian Durian, Petros duricrust Durindana durinite duripan Duris of Samos durite Durkan Durkee, John Durkheim Durkheim, Emile Durkheim, Émile Durmitor			Durer Dürer Dürer Dürer Renaissance Durer's conchoid Durer, Albrecht Dürer, Albrecht Dürer, Albrecht duress duress duress duress duress Duressor Duret's hemorrhages Duret's hemorrhages Duret's hemorrhages Durex Durex Abrasives Corporation DURF Durfee square Durg Durg-Bhilai Nagar Durga Durga Durga Nuur Durga Pooja Durga Pooja Durga Puja Durga Puja Durga-puja durgah Durgai Durgai Durgapuja Durgapuja Durgapur Durgapur Durgapur Steel Plant Durgastami Durgastami DURGC DURGD Durgha Durgha Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham & District Sunday League Durham Academy Durham Affordable Housing Coalition Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association Durham and Northumberland Archery Association Durham Anthropology Journal Durham Area Disability Leisure Group Durham Area Transit Authority Durham Arts Council Durham Association of University Teachers Durham Association of Youth and Community Organisations Durham Basement Technologies, Inc.

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