सर्वमंगल मांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके।
शरण्ये त्र्यंबके गौरी नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते।।

Amid this pandemic hit world, if there’s a light of happiness among the peers, it’s due to the welcoming of Maa Durga’s idol and thoughts of celebrating the puja this year. The lull and numbness of people due to prolonged lockdown get a new lease of life with Durga puja. Though covid protocol is there, still people are in an upbeat mood.

The virtue of Durga puja is the celebration of Maa Durga’s courage. The victory of Goddess over the demon power of Mahishasura teaches to pay respect to the power of women, the creator. Our Indian culture has a huge association with festivals. Nine days and nine deities educate humans for peace, purity, strength, and humanism. The festival lasts for nine days. On the tenth day, she killed the demon to protect the earth from destruction. This day is celebrated as “Vijayadashami”. On the tenth day, idol immersion takes place which educates us to bear the pain of departure. There’s a belief that she went back to her husband, Lord Shiva. This is a celebration of a great impact.

Victory comes with power – the power of vajra, conch, spear, bow-arrow, and axe. Goddess Durga is worshipped for her strength for years but the Durga puja celebration was conducted for the first time in Kolkata. The first Barowari now known as Sarbojani puja was organized in 1909. Durga stotra was published by Sri Aurobindo in “Kartika”. It is said that this day is being celebrated since the time of Lord Rama.

Durga puja is celebrated everywhere but more in Eastern India. In Bengal, it is celebrated with a great festive mood. Other parts of this country celebrate it as Navaratri Mahotsav with dhol and dandia. Apart from this, the rest of the world celebrates it with cultural beats and lighted sites. Purchase of clothes, shopping all around, collecting gifts, distributing some are some of the essential things people consider to opt for. This year, these all won’t remain virtually true as expected.

The much-awaited Durga puja has set to begin from 22nd October (Shashti) and will end on 26th October (Dashami). This year, unnecessary roaming is restricted according to government policies. Every citizen should henceforth cooperate with this pandemic situation and should celebrate with family at home.

Conclusion

The foremost plan put forward by the people is to celebrate the ten-armed goddess Durga from our heart without much outings or unnecessary expenses. We should opt for the plan of distributing some to the poor or jobless persons in this country to make everyone have a smile this auspicious season.