Durga Puja 2020: Here are Important Dates and Rituals of the Holy Festival

Though, there might be a difference in celebrating the festival this year as per the prevailing situation of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the days of the rituals are given as per the Bengali calendar.

To celebrate the festival, the pandals in West Bengal have already been decorated to welcome the shakti as Goddess Durga. Mahalaya, the beginning of the Devi Paksha and end of the Pitru Paksha took place on September 17 this year. It is believed that Goddess Durga comes to the earth on the day of Mahalaya. While Durga Puja begins on October 22. Normally, Durga Puja starts six days after Mahalaya but this year it is different due to the lunar month of having two moons.