Durga Puja typically spans ten days in September or October, starting with Mahalaya, when the goddess is invoked and the final rites begin. Over months, artisans create clay idols of Durga and her children, which are then revealed on Shashti, with worship continuing through Ashtami and Nabami. The festival features sacred rituals such as Pushpanjali (floral offerings), bhog (food offerings), and melas (fairs), culminating on Bijoya Dashami with spectacular idol immersion processions in rivers and lakes.Durga Puja typically spans ten days in September or October, starting with Mahalaya, when the goddess is invoked and the final rites begin. Over months, artisans create clay idols of Durga and her children, which are then revealed on Shashti, with worship continuing through Ashtami and Nabami. The festival features sacred rituals such as Pushpanjali (floral offerings), bhog (food offerings), and melas (fairs), culminating on Bijoya Dashami with spectacular idol immersion processions in rivers and lakes.