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.
Aliases (1)
- Shyama Puja ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
→
religious festival → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahanisha Puja
→
Shyama Puja → |
| associatedWith |
Diwali lights and fireworks
→
Shakta tradition → Tantric worship → |
| calendar |
Hindu lunar calendar
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|
| celebratedBy |
Assamese people
→
Bengalis → Hindus → Odias → |
| coincidesWith |
Deepavali
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Diwali → |
| culturalSignificance |
important night of Shakta worship
→
major festival in Bengal → |
| especiallyProminentIn |
Assam
→
Odisha → Tripura → West Bengal → eastern India → |
| fallsOn |
new moon day of Kartik
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|
| featuresOffering |
fish in some communities
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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
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home shrine worship → installation of Kali idols → |
| mainDeity |
Kali
→
|
| observedIn |
Bangladesh
→
India → Nepal → |
| purpose |
destruction of negative forces
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seeking protection from evil → spiritual liberation → worship of goddess Kali → |
| religion |
Hinduism
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|
| timeOfDay |
night
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| typicalDuration |
night-long rituals
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|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kali Puja
("Shyama Puja")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Kali
→
|
festival |
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West Bengal
→
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hasCulturalFestival |
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Shaktism
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|
importantFestival |
|
Bengal
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|
traditionalFestival |