While the state administration has deputed armed police forces to maintain law and order during the next four days, the organisers of Durga puja have invited top men and women to inaugurate their pandals.
Each pandal is expected to be visisted by hundreds of people. Due to the traffic problem and huge crowd visting these spots, many senior and old men and women find it difficult to visit them.
Now, they should not worry.As all of them can watch live streaming from Durga Puja Pandals in Ranchi and Dhanbad in Jharkhand on October 1. The pandals in these two cities are built with art,craft and attractive decorations.
To watch them sitting at home, they can see and hit “Live Durga Puja Pandals in Ranchi – Dhanbad”.
Background of Goddess Durga
At a single point, the energy of all the fires coalesced and became Shiva, in the form of a youngwoman. Her face was from the light of Shiva. Her ten arms were from Lord Vishnu. Her legs were from Lord Brahma. The dispossessed gods were were drawn to Durga. They praised her and gave to her their divine gifts: Pinakadhrik gave Her a trident. Krishna gave her a disc. Varuna, the sea, gave her a conch and the god of fire gave her a missile. From the wind, Vayu, she received arrows. The king of gods, Indra, gave her a thunder-bolt, and the gift of his white-skinned elephant Airavata was a bell.
From the god of death Durga received a rod, and from the Ruler of Waters she was given a noose. Durga received many other precious and magical treasures– gifts of jewels, new clothing, and a garland of immortal lotuses for her head and breasts. Heaven’s architect gave her a bright axe and magic armor. God of mountains, Himavat gave her jewels and a magnificent lion to ride into battle. Now equipped with the fearsome weaponry of the gods and dressed in golden armor and jewels she set off, seated gracefully upon that lion. His thunderous roars shook the three worlds. Oceans boiled and surf poured overland. Continents were torn at their granite foundations as whole new chains of mountains rose, while older ranges crumbled, cracked, and gave way to dust in a thousand landslides. Seeing these cataclysms rippling in waves through all the three worlds, Mahishasura and his demon allies found their attention drawn from heaven to Earth. Though confident of their power and control in heaven, even the conquering demon host could not help being awestruck.
2014 Durga Puja
This year the goddess Durga arrives on an Palanquin(dola) and departs on a Elephant. Goddess Durga’s arrival on an Palanquin is a bad omen as it brings drought and floods. However, her departure on an elephant is auspicious as it that will bring greenery next year.
Mahalaya 23rd September 2014 Tuesday
Panchmi 28th September 2014 Sunday
Shashthi 29th September 2014 Monday
Saptami 30th September 2014 Tuesday
Mahaa-Ashtami 01st October 2014 Wednesday
Mahaa-Nabami 02nd October 2014 Thursday
Dashami – Vijya 03rd October 2014 Friday
