Shandhi Puja

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ritual
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mahishasura_Mardini
gptkb:Chandi_Path
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Goddess_Durga
gptkbp:duration 48 minutes
gptkbp:features lighting of 108 lamps
offering of 108 bel leaves
offering of 108 lotus flowers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shandhi Puja
gptkbp:importantFor considered highly auspicious
gptkbp:mythologicalRole commemorates slaying of Chanda and Munda
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkbp:performedBy priests
gptkbp:period last 24 minutes of Ashtami and first 24 minutes of Navami
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Bengal
gptkb:Assam
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:Tripura
gptkbp:rituals animal sacrifice (in some traditions)
pushpanjali (flower offering)
arati (lamp waving)
gptkbp:significance marks transition from Ashtami to Navami
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Durga_Puja_(in_Bengal)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8