Shri Shri kali Puja & Diwali
Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja,[1] is a festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu month Kartik especially in the regions of West Bengal, and in Mithila in Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, neighbouring country Bangladesh, and the town of Titwala in Maharashtra. Kali Puja is extremely popular in Nabadwip , Santipur , Tamluk , Barasat , Naihati, Barrackpore, Dakshineshwar and Tarapith in West Bengal, Guwahati in Assam, Udaipur in Tripura, Ganjam in Odisha, Dhaka and Chittagong in neighbouring country of Bangladesh. It coincides with the Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali. While the Hindu Bengalis, Odias, Assamese and Maithils worship the goddess Kali[2] on this day, the rest of India and Nepal worships goddess Lakshmi on Diwali.
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