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'''Jagatdhatri''' or '''Jagaddhatri''' ({{Trans|Bearer of the World}}) is an aspect of the [[Hindu goddess]] [[Durga]], worshipped in the [[Indian states|Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]] and other states like [[Odisha]] and [[Jharkhand]]. Jagaddhatri Puja is particularly famous in [[Chandannagar]] town of [[Hooghly district]] |
'''Jagatdhatri''' or '''Jagaddhatri''' ({{Trans|Bearer of the World}}) is an aspect of the [[Hindu goddess]] [[Durga]], worshipped in the [[Indian states|Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]] and other states like [[Odisha]] and [[Jharkhand]]. Jagaddhatri Puja is particularly famous in [[Chandannagar]] town of [[Hooghly district]] and [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] of [[Nadia district]] in [[West Bengal]] where it is celebrated as a five-day-long festival.<ref>{{cite book|title=Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals|first=Rachel|last=Fell McDermott|publisher=Columbia University Press}}</ref> Her worship and rituals are derived from [[Tantra]]. It is believed that her worship frees her devotees from ego and all other materialistic desires. |
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According to the Purans, Jagadhatri is the incarnation of [[Siddhidhatri]]. She is also said to be the combined form of Sri [[Bhuvaneshwari]] and [[Durga]]. In Bengal, her puja is celebrated as the comeback of Devi, specifically in [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Chandannagar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/chandannagar-city-of-lights-shines-for-jagadhatri-puja-as-bengal-soaks-in-more-festive-spirit-6287431.html|title=Chandannagar, 'City of Lights' Shines for Jagadhatri Puja as Bengal Soaks in Festive Spirit|website=News18|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref>,[[Rishra]] and [[Guptipara]]. |
According to the Purans, Jagadhatri is the incarnation of [[Siddhidhatri]]. She is also said to be the combined form of Sri [[Bhuvaneshwari]] and [[Durga]]. In Bengal, her puja is celebrated as the comeback of Devi, specifically in [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Chandannagar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/chandannagar-city-of-lights-shines-for-jagadhatri-puja-as-bengal-soaks-in-more-festive-spirit-6287431.html|title=Chandannagar, 'City of Lights' Shines for Jagadhatri Puja as Bengal Soaks in Festive Spirit|website=News18|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref>,[[Rishra]] and [[Guptipara]]. |