Today is the Mahaashtami of the autumn Durga Puja & Kumari Puja

- Published : 08:32:47 am, Tuesday, 30 September 2025 111 time view

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Today is the Mahaashtami of the autumn Durga Puja. Devotees and worshippers across the country, including the capital, are celebrating Durga Puja, one of the main religious festivals of the Sanatan Dharma, in a festive atmosphere by worshipping and worshipping. The biggest attraction on this day is ‘Kumari Puja’. Devotees imagine the form of a pure woman in a virgin girl and worship her with the knowledge of the goddess.
According to the scriptures, Kumari Puja originated with the killing of Banasura or Kolasura. A demon named Kolasura once took over heaven and earth. When Kolasura took over heaven and earth, the remaining endangered gods took refuge in Mahakali. Responding to the request of all those gods, the goddess was born as a human girl and killed Kolasura in her virgin state. Since then, the practice of Kumari Puja has started in the world. Every year, Kumari Puja is held after the Maha Ashtami Puja of Durga Devi.
Religious texts such as Purohitdarpana have described in detail the method and greatness of Kumari Puja. According to the description, there is no caste, religion or caste difference in Kumari Puja. In the knowledge of Devi, any Kumari is worshipable. However, generally, the worship of Brahmin Kumari girls is practiced everywhere. In this case, any virgin girl aged one to 16 can be worshipped. According to many, girls aged 2 to 10 can be worshipped.
According to Sri Ramakrishna – all women are a form of Bhagwati. Bhagwati is more manifested in Shuddhatma Kumari. On the eighth or ninth day of Durga Puja, a 5 to 7 year old Kumari is usually seated next to the idol and worshipped. In Chandi it is said – ‘Which Devi is Sarvabhuteshu; The form of the mother. In the form of the mother, in the form of the mother, in the form of the mother.