Jagaddhatri Puja is an auspicious Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Jagaddhatri, an incarnation of the Goddess Durga. Goddess Jagaddhatri is known for symbolising power, patience, and the triumph of good over evil. This festival is particularly popular in West Bengal, as well as in some parts of Odisha and Assam. Jagaddhatri Puja is popularly celebrated in West Bengal with great devotion in the Bengali month of Kartik, which falls in October or November in the Gregorian calendar. Jagaddhatri Puja 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The word Jagaddhatri means mother of this world or bearer of the world. Jagaddhatri Puja typically occurs after the grand festival of Durga Puja and shares some of its cultural and devotional elements. In this article, let’s know more about Jagaddhatri Puja 2024 date and the significance of the auspicious day. Akshaya Navami 2024 Date: Know Shubh Muhurat, Navami Tithi and Significance of Amla Navami To Worship Lord Vishnu.

Jagaddhatri Puja 2024 and Akshaya Navami Tithi

Jagaddhatri Puja 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The Akshaya Navami tithi on November 9 begins at 10:45 PM and ends at 09:01 PM on November 10.

Jagaddhatri Puja Significance

Goddess Jagaddhatri Puja is worshipped with great devotion in West Bengal region. Goddess Jagaddhatri or Jagadhatri or Jagat Dhatri is an aspect of Goddess Durga and is worshipped in the West Bengal and other states like Odisha and Jharkhand. Jagaddhatri Puja is particularly famous in Chandannagar town of Hooghly district, Krishnanagar of Nadia district and Ichhapur Nawabgunj of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal where it is celebrated as a five-day-long festival. November 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates.

According to the Purans, Jagadhatri is the incarnation of Siddhidhatri. She is also said to be the combined form of Sri Bhuvaneshwari and Durga. In Bengal, her puja is celebrated as the comeback of Devi, specifically in Krishnanagar, Chandannagar,Rishra and Guptipara. Her worship and rituals are derived from Tantra. It is believed that her worship frees her devotees from ego and all other materialistic desires.

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