sandhi puja
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Sandhi Puja is a pivotal Hindu ritual performed at the sacred juncture between Ashtami and Navami during Durga Puja, marked by intensive worship, offerings, and the lighting of 108 lamps to honor the goddess in her most powerful form.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sandhi Puja | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Durga Puja ritual
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Hindu ritual ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Assamese Hindus
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Bengali Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu communities in Bangladesh ⓘ Odias ⓘ Tripuri Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Goddess Durga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Navratri (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFormOfDurga |
Chamunda
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Chandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | slaying of demons Chanda and Munda by the goddess ⓘ |
| associatedMythCharacter |
Chamunda
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Chanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Assam
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Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hindu lunar calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreOffering |
fruits
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pushpanjali (flower offering) ⓘ special bhog (food offering) ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| etymology |
"Puja" means worship
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"Sandhi" means junction or meeting point ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfLamps | 108 ⓘ |
| observedBy | devotees of Goddess Durga ⓘ |
| observedFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| performedDuring | Durga Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
intensive worship
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lighting of lamps ⓘ offerings ⓘ |
| ritualMood |
intense devotion
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reverence for the goddess’s fierce aspect ⓘ |
| significance |
considered one of the most sacred moments of Durga Puja
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marks the most powerful form of the goddess during Durga Puja ⓘ |
| symbolismOfLamps |
invocation of divine energy
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removal of darkness and ignorance ⓘ |
| timeOfPerformance |
beginning of Maha Navami
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end of Maha Ashtami ⓘ junction of Ashtami and Navami tithi ⓘ |
| tithiRange |
first 24 minutes of Navami tithi
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last 24 minutes of Ashtami tithi ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
Durga Puja pandal
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Hindu temple ⓘ |
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