History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.621
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.621
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From the 1st of Āśvina bright half to the 9th is celebrated the Durgāpūjā festival, otherwise called Navarātra, observed all over India in some form or other. Some of the works³⁹⁰ provide that Durgotsava must be celebrated in both Śarad (Āśvina-śukla) and Vasanta (in Caitra-śukla). But it is the Durgotsava³⁹¹ of Āśvina that is celebrated in a grand style, particularly in Bengal, Bihar and Kāmarūpa