Jagadhatri Puja 2023 Date, Timing, Rituals, Significance & Celebration 

Jagadhatri Puja, celebrated in West Bengal, is a day of Goddess Satta Jagadhatri’s adoration. This year, it will be celebrated on 21st November at 3:16 AM and end on 22nd November at 01:09 AM.

Jagadhatri Puja 2023

The Hindu goddess Parvati takes the form of Jagadhatri, also referred to as Jagad-Khatri, which means “the sustainer of the world.” In India’s West Bengal and Odisha states, she is revered. Tantric traditions are the source of many of the ceremonies and celebrations connected to Jagadhatri Puja

The Goddess Jagadhatri, who comes to save humanity from the asuras’ demonic rule, is known as the savior of the universe. Vedic texts describe Devi Durga in another form as Goddess Jagadhatri. Goddess Jagadhatri represents it, and it is connected to creation.

On the same day in the Bengali month of Karthik, the Devi manifests as the four-handed Devi Jagadhatri, the kind mother of the world. On the Shukla Navami of the Bengali month of Ashwin, the Devil is represented as the ten-handed Goddess Durga.

Jagadhatri Puja 2023 Date & Timing

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The Jagadhatri Puja which is the day of  Goddess Satta Jagadhatri is celebrated this year from 21 November to 22 November. It is the well-known festival of Hinduism which is celebrated mostly in West Bengal.

The timing of Puja 2023 will start on 21 November at 3:16 AM and end on 22nd November at 1:09 AM.

Jagadhatri Puja 2023

Jagadhatri Puja Significance 

Jagadhatri signifies the one who possesses the universe and keeps the world safe from evil spirits. Devi Jagadhatri is also known as Adharabhuta, the World-bearer, Maheswari, the Great Goddess, Karindrasuranisudini, who destroyed the elephant demon, and Shaktacharpriya, the Goddess who loves to be worshipped.

A lovely manifestation of Goddess Durga, Devi Jagadhatri stands for “Sattva Guna.” The Sankhya or Samkhya school of Indian philosophy is one of the six major schools. It holds that the three “Gunas,” or qualities, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, make up the “Prakriti,” or “universal nature.”

She is considered a representation of the concepts of Tamas (inertia) and Rajas (activity), signifying existence beyond creation and destruction. In West Bengal, they celebrate the goddess Jagadhatri Puja. 

Durga’s aspect is the goddess Jagadhatri, also known as Jagadhatri or Jagat Dhatri. Mother of this world, or bearer of the world, is how the word Jagadhatri is translated.

History of Jagadhatri Puja 

Bengal’s devotion to the goddess Jagatdhatri has a mixed past. Some stories have it that Maharaja Krishnachandra of Krishnanagar, Nadia, initiated the practice. According to local legend, the goddess’ idol was created at Raja Girishchandra’s request by Chandrachur Tarkamani of Santipur, who is credited with founding the devotion. 

The goddess is represented by idols inside the sanctum sanctorum and sculpted on the walls of the Jaleshwara temple in Shantipur and the Raghaveshwara temple in Raghav. The oldest Jagatdhatri Puja in Bengal is the Raj Rajeshwary one, which was instituted by Maharaja Krishnachandra following his incarceration for tax evasion. 

Jagadhatri Puja Celebration & Rituals 

For those in the Bengali community, Durga Puja is very important religiously. They take immense delight and enjoyment in celebrating this occasion. People visit a variety of pandals during this event; each pandal has a different decoration theme. 

They recite different Vedic mantras to perform Praan Pratishtha of the statue. An ancient custom involves bringing a banana tree to a river, bathing it, and dressing it in a saree. After that, the plant is worshipped as Lord Ganesha’s wife.

Dhunichi Dance is observed as the most important ritual of this day. Everyone performs this dance on the occasion of Jagadhartri Puja and also small girls do the worship. Sindoor Khela is another crucial part of this day’s celebration.

Jagadhatri Puja 2023 Bengali Tradition & Rituals

The celebration, which is characterized by several ceremonies and pujas, is dedicated to the adoration of Goddess Durga in her Mahishasur Mardini form in Bengali tradition. Maa Durga receives bhog prasad from women who cook a variety of treats.

Goddess Laxmi, Saraswati, and Lord Ganesha idols are also placed with Goddess Durga. At the colorful Sindoor Khela, which marks the grand finale of Durga Visarjan, married ladies present vermillion to Goddess Durga and then apply it to each other, conferring blessings.

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