Kumara Purnima - Odia Festival

Kumar Purnima is the full-moon day in the month of Aswina.Purnima (September-October). This autumn festival is one of the most popular and important festival of Orissa.

This autumn festival is one of the most popular and important festival of Orissa. Kumar or Kartikeya, the handsome Son of Shiva was born on this day. He also became the God of war. As young girls always wish for a handsome husband, they propitiate Kumara who was most handsome among the Gods. But, peculiarly enough there is no ritual for the God, instead the Sun and the Moon are worshipped. In the early morning the girls after their purificatory bath wear new garments and make food-offerings to the Sun. They observe fasting for the day. In the evening when the moon rises they again make food offerings of a special variety and take it after the rituals are over. It is a festival of rejoicing for the girls. All of them sing and dance. The songs are of special nature. They also play a kind of game known as 'Puchi'. They also indulge in other varieties of country-games. This day is also observed as the birth day of Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. Therefore, many people worship the Goddess at their homes and keep themselves awake by playing Pasha (Chess), and other indoor games. Significantly it suggests that those who wish to acquire wealth should always be vigilant at night. It is for this reason the owl, the bird which sleeps in the day and comes out only at night.

 It is particularly a festival of kumaris . However it has now evolved into being a festival of kumars as well. The young ones enjoy this festival wearing new dresses. In the evening they worship the full moon in the sky. In the southern parts of Odisha the young and old alike celebrate this festival. It is said that one who does not play this day would be born as a toad in the next birth. 

 It is a festival of rejoicing for the girls. All of them sing and dance. The songs are of

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Durga Puja

Durga Puja also known as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an Hindu festival celebrated every year mainly in South Asia and involves worship of Hindu Goddess Durga. The festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura.

In 2012 the five day Durga Puja will start from 19th October 2012 (Maha Shashti) and will end on 24th October 2012 (Bijoya dashami).

During Durga Puja people make beautiful Alpana (A form of Rangoli) designs outside their homes.

hese Alpana designs are drawn with the help of rice-powder, diluted rice paste, powdered colors, charcoal, etc. Colored chalk, vermilion, flower petals, grains, etc, are also used to decorate the designs.

Durga Puja is an important Hindu Festival celebrated all over India with different rituals and festivities especially in the eastern region covering the states of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Tripura. In West Bengal and Tripura, which has majority of Bengali Hindus it is the biggest festival of the year. Apart from eastern India, Durga Puja is also celebrated in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Kashmir, Karnataka and Kerala. It is celebrated in the month of September/October every year.


This festival involves the worship of Shakti i.e Goddess Durga. The legend Shakti lays back to the story of Mahisasur, a powerful daemon also known as the BuffaloDaemon. Through years of intense praying and worship he got boon from Lord Brahma that no power could him making him invincible. But once the divine powers were bestowed upon him, he started ravaging the whole world and killing people and eventually wanted to uproot the Gods too. The Gods, in dismay, combined their powers to create a beautiful maiden, and each placed his or her most potent weapon in one of her ten hands riding a lion. Durga killed Mahisasur and won the heaven back for the Gods.
Her return in each year in the Bengali month of Aswin (September-October) commemorates Rama's invocation of the goddess Durga before he went into battle with Ravana.

Durga Puja is celebrated as one of the biggest festival in Bengal and is also most significant socio-cultural event in Bengali society.

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