Durga Puja 2019: Maha Saptami Puja from Kokrajhar

Durga Puja 2019: Watch Maha Saptami Puja being celebrated on the 7th day at Kokrajhar.

On the day of Maha Saptami, Kokrajhar Madhya Gournagar Durga Utsav Committee came forward to support the senior citizens of the area on the occasion of Durga Puja, they were seen witnessing the Durga Pujas on an e-rickshaw.

Notably, Maha Saptami is marked by the bathing of the goddess, selection of the priest and recitation of elaborate prayers (aarti).

On this day, a group of nine plants called Nabapatrika are tied together as a way to invoke Goddess Durga. These nine plants are believed to represent the nine manifestations of Goddess Durga.

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