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Durga Puja also referred to as Hiia Durgotsab,Festival of Durga, is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia, that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The dates of Durga Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar.Bangladesh is the third largest Hindu state in the world after India and Nepal.Percentage of Hindu people in Bangladesh is very low.But Durga Puja along with other Pujas are celebrated throughout Bangladesh by the Hindu community including the participation of Muslim, Buddhist and Christian families which are be bonded by a common Bengali culture.
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Bangladesh
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17 December 2010
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The last day of the festival or Bijoya Dashami is a national holiday in Bangladesh.Durga Puja includes the worships of Shiva, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Saraswati and Kartikeya. This last day is known as Bijoy Dashami. In this day Goddess Durga is being sent to Kailash along with her children Ganesh, Saraswati, Laxmi and Kartik, the residence of Shiva. Modern traditions have come to include the display of decorated pandals and artistically depicted idols of Durga, exchange of Bijoya Greetings and publication of Puja Annuals.
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Wikipedia : Durga Puja
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See the days on which Durga Puja is celebrated :
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Durga Puja ( Vijaya Dasami )
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| 2008 |
October |
09 |
Thursday |
| 2009 |
September |
28 |
Monday |
| 2010 |
October |
17 |
Sunday |
| 2011 |
October |
06 |
Thursday |
| 2012 |
October |
24 |
Wednesday |
| 2013 |
October |
14 |
Monday |
| 2014 |
October |
04 |
Saturday |
| 2015 |
October |
23 |
Friday |
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