Durga Puja 2023: When is Durga Puja? Know dates, puja timings and rituals

Durga Puja 2023 will be celebrated from October 20 to October 24. This Hindu festival signifies the victory of good over evil and is celebrated with grandeur in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Odisha, and Bihar. Devotees bring home Goddess Durga’s idol and worship her for five days, culminating in Durga Visarjan on Vijaya Dashami. Various rituals and pujas are performed during this time, and delicacies are prepared and offered to the goddess. The festival concludes with the Sindoor Khela, where married women apply vermillion to each other and give blessings for a prosperous life.