Kali Puja
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Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kali Puja canonical | 11 |
| Shyama Puja | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahanisha Puja
ⓘ
Kali Puja ⓘ
surface form:
Shyama Puja
|
| associatedWith |
Diwali lights and fireworks
ⓘ
Shakta tradition ⓘ Tantric worship ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Assamese people
ⓘ
Bengali people ⓘ
surface form:
Bengalis
Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Odias ⓘ |
| coincidesWith |
Diwali
ⓘ
surface form:
Deepavali
Diwali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important night of Shakta worship
ⓘ
major festival in Bengal ⓘ |
| especiallyProminentIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
Tripura ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| fallsOn | new moon day of Kartik ⓘ |
| featuresOffering |
fish in some communities
ⓘ
liquor in some Tantric traditions ⓘ red hibiscus flowers ⓘ rice ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| featuresRitual |
Tantric rites
ⓘ
animal sacrifice in some traditions ⓘ arati ⓘ devotional singing ⓘ fire offerings ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ mantra chanting ⓘ vegetarian offerings ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
community pandals
ⓘ
home shrine worship ⓘ installation of Kali idols ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Kali ⓘ |
| observedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| purpose |
destruction of negative forces
ⓘ
seeking protection from evil ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ worship of goddess Kali ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | night-long rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
West Bengal
this entity surface form:
Shyama Puja