Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপূজা, Assamese: দুৰ্গা পূজা, Odia: ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା), also called Durgotsava, is an annual Hindu festival in the Indian subconti

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Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপূজা, Assamese: দুৰ্গা পূজা, Odia: ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା), also called Durgotsava, is an annual Hindu festival in the Indian subcontinent that reveres the goddess Durga.[3][4] It is particularly popular in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, and Odisha, the modern-nation of Bangladesh and the diaspora from this region, and in Nepal where it is called Dashain. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, typically September or October of the Gregorian calendar,[5][6] and is a multi-day festival that features elaborate temple and stage decorations (pandals), scripture recitation, performance arts, revelry, and processions. [3][7][8] It is a major festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism across India and Shakta Hindu diaspora

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