Inthe month of Ashvina, the seventh month of the Hindu calender, which corresponds to the months of September-October as per the Gregorian calendar.
Durga Puja is a Bengali festival that celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasura and commemorates the power of the divine feminine (Shakti)
As the Navratri begins, huge and beautifully crafted statues of Goddess Durga and her family are installed in homes / temporary sheds (pandals). The actual celebrations begin on the sixth day (Sashti) and end on the 10th day (Vijayadashami) when amidst huge processions, the idols are paraded through the streets and immersed in the local water bodies
Although the grandest celebrations of Durga Puja are observed in West Bengal, the large Bengali communities of Delhi celebrate this festival with equal fanfare. From Chittaranjan Park, Minto Road, Kashmere Gate to Civil Lines, there are several localities in the capital reputed for their exuberant Durga Puja celebrations At Chittaranjan Park, lovingly called the Mini Bengal of Delhi, thousands of devotees can be seen bustling around at the Kali Bari. With the sound of chants and dhak resonating in the air and the delicious smell of puja bhog wafting through the pandal, this place offers the feeling of having arrived at a Mini Kolkata,