1) On which day is Durga
believed to have killed Mahishasura?
2) The image of Goddess Durga
is infused with life through an elaborate process using the medium of a banana
plant draped in yellow saree. What is this ritual called?
3) Traditionally the idols of
Durga in West Bengal are made from river-bed clay and Shola. What is Shola?
4) An important part of Durga
Puja, the Sandhi Puja is performed during the period beginning from the last 24
minutes of Ashtami and ending after the first 24 minutes of Navami. What is
this crucial 48 minute period called?
5) Name the two Generals of
Mahishasura who attacked the Goddess from the rear
6) Durga was traditionally
worshipped during spring in the month of March. Who is widely believed to have
conceived the Durga Puja in its present form?
7) Durga carries ten weapons
in her ten hands, each one received from various Gods. Among them are the
Trishul from Shiva and the Chakra from Vishnu. Who gave her the Dhanush (Bow
and Arrow)
8) It is customary to offer
108 numbers of this flower to the Goddess during the Puja. Which flower?
9) What is ‘daker saj’ and
why is it called so?
10) Why is Durga Puja called
‘akal bodhon’ or untimely invocation?
