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Navratri 2025: As soon as the name of Navratri and Durga Puja comes, the image of fasting, satvik food and fast-devotion is formed in the mind. In North India, where people avoid things like meat, liquor, onion-garlic on Navratri, the situation in Bengal is somewhat different. Here during Durga Puja, special dishes of meat-fish and enjoyment are important part of the tradition. This is the reason that many people often question how can the non -vegetarian be involved in the worship of Maa Durga? Let’s know the beliefs and religious importance behind this unique tradition.
Why is the tradition of food and drink of Bengali Durga Puja?
Unlike other parts of the country, this tradition of food of the Bengali community during Durga Puja is based on many beliefs and reasons.
Daughter’s arrival: This is not a religious, a family festival
In the Bengali community, Goddess Durga is seen not only as a goddess, but also as the daughter of Bengal. It is believed that Shardiya Navratri During (Durga Puja), Goddess Durga comes to her home with her children, as the family makes every dish of her choice when a daughter comes home, in the same way the Bengali people consider the Goddess Maa as a member of their family and make traditional Bengali dishes in their happiness.
These dishes include fish, mutton (goat meat), and other traditional dishes, as they are an integral part of Bengali culture. This festival becomes a religious ritual as well as a grand family reunion.
Recognition and sacrifice of Shakta sect
In Bengal Goddess Durga The worship of Ki is mainly associated with the traditions of Shakta sect. In the Shakta tradition, the worship of the Goddess has special significance in sacrifice and in some places.
In many places, mother Durga is also offered meat or fish. This indulgence is often prepared in a special way without onion and garlic, which is called ‘Niramish Mangasho’ (Niramish Mutton).
This enjoyment is later distributed among the devotees in the form of offerings. This practice shows that this food for them is not just a taste, but a part of faith and tradition.
Fish: a symbol of auspiciousness and prosperity
Fish in Bengal is not just a meal, but is considered a symbol of prosperity, fertility and prosperity.
Many Bengali consider it mandatory to make fish dishes on auspicious occasions.
Even keeping a special fish in front of Mars Ghat in the morning of Vijaya Dashami is considered auspicious. In this way, the consumption of fish during Durga Puja is considered a symbol of auspiciousness, not the work of breaking the fast.
Do all the Bengali carnivore?
It is also important to know that it is not that all Bengali families pay non -vegetarians during Durga Puja. Even in the Bengali community, only some Brahmins and families associated with the Vaishnava tradition (which is going to believe in Lord Vishnu) eat only satvik food and avoids meat and fish.
However, making special dishes in most Bengali families is considered part of the festival. Over time, the number of families celebrating Durga Puja with satvic food has also increased due to new effects in some cities, but the centuries -old tradition still gives a unique identity to Durga Puja of West Bengal.
Consuming meat and fish in Durga Puja is a unique combination of Bengali culture and faith, where the goddess is given love and respect as a daughter and food is considered an important part of her mother’s arrival.
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