durga puja

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DURGA PUJA,PALAC LINE,BALANGIR,ORISSA

DURGA PUJA,PALAC LINE,BALANGIR,ORISSA, originally uploaded by ashutoshthanapati.

DURGA PUJA,JAGANANTHA PARA,BALANGIR,ODISA

DURGA PUJA,JAGANANTHA PARA,BALANGIR,ODISA, originally uploaded by ashutoshthanapati.

Dasahara: As in other states in India, Dasahara also marks the end of four-day long Durga puja celebrations in Orissa. On this day the valedictory puja of Devi Durga is done, and the earthen image the goddess is immersed in river. In Orissa this day at around mid-day all types vehicles such as cars, buses, trucks, bicycles and bullock-carts are worshipped by invoking the presence of Devi Durga into them. In the evening, women perform a special puja called Somanath Brata. It is a form of worshipping lord Shiva. A treatise narrating the tale is Soma Nath is read out. (Somanath Brata Katha in Oriya may be downloaded by clicking on the link available at the bottom of this page). The offerings before the god include Manda Pitha ( a delicacy made of wheat flour with stuffing of scrubbed coconut, sugar and spices), ten types of fruits and ten types of flowers. After completion of the Puja in the evening women break their day-long fast.

DURGA PUJA-2011

DURGA PUJA-2011, originally uploaded by ashutoshthanapati.