The four days of Puja (Autumn Festival) start from tomorrow (Oct. 4 ) the sixth day of the full moon that follows the Mahalaya and ends up with the Bijaya Dashami.The10 handed Goddess Durga made up of clay is on top of a lion.Her hands carry different weapons in them except two which holds the spear which has been struck into the chest of Mahishasura(demon).The four children are accompanying Durga-Laxmi,the goddess of wealth,Saraswati,the Goddess of knowledge,kartik,the god of worship and Ganesha,the elephant faced god representing everything that is good.
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