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Belief says Devi Durga emerged through the assemblance of all good and
exclusive powers of all other Gods for the puspose to end the evil.
Being the mother of the universe, she remains unbeatable, believed to
be protecting all humans from the evil - The Mahishasura.
In
Bengal, Devi Durga is considered to be the daughter, the daughter who
comes to visit her parents once in a year with her childrens. Her
childrens are Laxmi, Ganesh, Kartick and Saraswati. These four deities
are also worshipped separately not only in Bengal, but also in many
places all over India.
Laxmi being the eldest daughter of
Durga and Shiva, is married to Narayana, another \'Super-God\'. She is
the goddess of wealth and fortune. She rides an owl. Goddess Laxmi is
being worshiped after 7 days from Shasti of DurgaPujo.
Saraswati
is the younger daughter of Durga. She is the Goddess of
Knowledge(Vidya), music and dance. She rides a swan and Saraswati Puja
takes place during Maghi Purnima (Falls between end of January to First
part of February).
Kartick is the eldest son of Durga. He is
the God of warfare and beauty. His \'vahana\' or carrier is a peacock. He
is considered to be one of the most beautiful in terms of look amongst
the Gods.
Ganesh is the youngest child of Durga. He is
believed to the fastest writer in this world and is worshipped as the
starter of anything. During a year, Ganesh is worshipped first, to
ensure that he lets the Puja get going. Regarding his face which is
that of a white elephant, the story goes that \'Shani\', who is the
brother of Durga, was a God whose eyes are sufficient to behead one in
just the first look. On Ganesh being born, Shani was so happy that he
forgot about this and went to see Ganesh. Invariably, Ganesh was
beheaded. Shani, on realising what he have done, consulted Narayana
immediately and it was Narayana who told him to go in a specific
direction and bring the head of the first thing he meets on his way,
which will be remade into Ganesh\'s body. Shani found a white elephant
on his way and brought the head of it to Narayana, who in turn, fitted
that head into Ganesh. On being told by Durga that what will happen if
people donot worship this elephant headed funny looking God, Narayan
gave Ganesh the boon that Ganesh will be worshipped before starting
anything, including the worship of other Gods. Ganesh rides a mouse. He
is married to a BananaTree (Kalabou) In Mumbai, Ganesh Puja is
celebrated like Durga Puja in Kolkata.
We, here in Durgapujo.com attempts to enable those who cannot be part of this festival for some reason or the other, to be a part of this huge activity.
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