Kali Puja
Kali Puja is also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja.[1] It is a festival celebrated in the honour of Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is mostly celebrated in West Bengal, Mithila region of Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh.[2] It happens at the same time with the pan-Indian Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali. In this day Bengalis, Odias, Assamese and Maithils worship goddess Kali.[2] Mahanisha puja is done by the Maithili people of Mithila region in India and Nepal.[3]
| Kali Puja | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observed by | Hindus |
| Type | Hindu |
| Date | Decided by lunar calendar |
| Celebrations | by worship |
| Observances | Prayers, Religious rituals (see puja, prashad) |
Kali Puja Media
The idol of Boro Maa, otherwise known as Boro Kali, worshipped with grandeur at Naihati, a city in the the West Bengal state of India. She is worshipped every year on the New Moon night of the Bengali Calender month Kartick. Her idol is an astounding 21 feet tall, adorned with several kilograms of gold and silver jewellery. Her image is open to public during the few days of her worship.
A Kali Puja pandal with a replica of the Kalighat Kali Temple icon.
Idol of goddess Kali kept near Nimtala ghat for Visarjan or Immersion in the waters of river Hooghly
References
- ↑ India, Society for the Confluence of Festivals in. "Regional Names of Diwali - Diwali in India,Diwali Names in India". www.diwalifestival.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDermott, Rachel Fell; Kripal, Jeffrey J. Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West. p.72
- ↑ Maitra, Asim (1 January 1986). Religious Life of the Brahman: A Case Study of Maithil Brahmans. Inter-India Publications. ISBN 9788121001717 – via Google Books.