Durga Puja
（重定向自Durgapuja）
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Durga Puja (Nepali:दुर्गा पुजा, Bengali:দুর্গাপূজা, Assamese:দুৰ্গা পূজা, Odia:ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା [d̪urɡa pudʒa], listen: listen , "Worship of Durga"), also referred to as Durgotsava (Bengali:দুর্গোৎসব Bengali pronunciation: [d̪urɡot̪ʃɔb], listen: Durgotsava , "Festival of Durga") or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Vijayadashami.