Durga Puja is the festival that celebrates the goddess's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura, and it fills pandals with colour, music and food across India. This blog walks through the festival from Mahalaya, which opens the season, through Shashti, Saptami, Ashtami and Navami, to Dashami, when the idols are immersed. It explains Sandhi Puja at the meeting of Ashtami and Navami... https://www.darjewellery.com/blog/durga-puja-2026-rituals-traditions-and-celebrations-252