Why is Maa Kali worshiped on Diwali in Bengal?Image Credit Source: Photo by Partha Dalal/Momento/Getty Images
Diwali Kali Puja 2024 in West Bengal: The festival of Diwali is celebrated with great pomp across the country. Diwali worship is also performed in different ways in each state. But on this day Mother Kali is worshiped in Bengal. Here Diwali is known as Kali Puja. This day has a special significance in Bengal. It is believed that on this Diwali, by worshiping Maa Kali at midnight, all the sorrows and problems in a person’s life disappear. Apart from this, enemies are destroyed and happiness and prosperity also come to life.
Why is Kali Puja celebrated in Bengal?
A mythological story prevails in Bengal about the worship of Mother Kali on the day of Diwali, according to which once the atrocities of demons like Chand-Mund and Shumbha-Nishumbh etc. had increased greatly. After which he started a war with the gods to capture even Indralok. Then all the gods approached Lord Shiva and prayed him to get rid of the demons. Lord Shiva revealed Amba, a form of Mother Parvati. To kill these demons, Mother Amba took the terrible form of Mother Kali and killed all the demons who were committing atrocities. After that, the very powerful demon Raktabeej arrived there.
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Raktabeej was a demon whose blood, as soon as a drop of it fell to the ground, created a new demon from that blood, which is why it was called Raktabeej. To kill Rakta Beej and prevent the birth of another Rakta Beej, Mother Kali stuck out her tongue and attacked Rakta Beej with her sword and started drinking his blood before he fell to the ground. In this way Raktabeej was killed but Mother Kali’s anger did not subside. It had a tendency towards destruction. Seeing this form of Mother Kali, it seemed that she would now destroy all creation. As soon as Lord Shiva realized this, he lay down silently on the path of Mother Kali.
Maa Kali is a part of Lord Shiva, that is why she is also called Ardhanarishwar. It is also called Infinite Shiva because no one can understand it. When Mother Kali moved forward, her foot fell on the chest of Lord Shiva. As soon as her feet touched Anant Shiva’s chest, Mother Kali was shocked because she saw that it was Lord Shiva in person. His wrath ended immediately and he blessed all living beings in the world. Therefore, Mother Kali is worshiped on the new moon day of the Kartik month.
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Maa Kali Worship Method
To worship Goddess Kali, take bath in the morning and commit to fasting. Place the idol or image of Goddess Kali at the place of worship and decorate it with red or black cloth. Invoke Maa Kali and invite her for puja. Offer water, milk and flowers to the idol of the goddess. Offer vermilion, turmeric, kumkum and kajal. Flower garland to Goddess Kali. Light a mustard oil lamp and perform aarti with camphor. Light incense or incense sticks and place them in front of Maa Kali. Offer sweets, fruits and naivedya to Maa. This mantra is very dear to Mother Kali. After that, complete the puja by performing aarti of Maa Kali with camphor.
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