Durga Puja, major festival of Hinduism, traditionally held for 10 days in the Bengali month of Ashvina and in the English month of September-October, the 7th month of the Hindu calendar and particularly celebrated in Bengal, Assam and other eastern Indian states.In the Autumn season,the daylight grows shorter and animals prepare for the long cold months ahead.The Autumn months are the time of the hervest season.The temperature starts becoming cooler during Autumn. As per legend, Rama worshipped Ma Durga in the Autumn to have her blessings before defeating Ravana. While he was preparing for the worship of the goddess, Ma Durga hide one of the 108 lotuses,very essential for her worship.Having found only 107 of 108 lotuses at the time of the worship,Rama decided to offer one of his eyes,Ma Durga appeared and told him that she had only hidden the flower in order to test his devotion and she was satisfied with it.She blessed Rama and Rama continued with her worship.Since the gods are believed to be sleeping during Autumn,the awakening rite of the Durga Puja is also known as "Akala Bodhana". Durga Puja celebrates the victory of goddess Durga over the demon king Mahishasura. It begins on the same day as Navratri, a nine-night festival. It's more broadly celebrates the divine feminine (Shakti).Durga Puja's first day is Mahalaya, which heralds the advent of the goddess. Celebrations and worship begins on Sasthi, the sixth day, During the following three days, the goddess is worshipped in her various forms as Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. The last day is Vijaya Dashami, the tenth day of victory. Durga Puja in kolkata has been inscribed on the intangible cultural heritage list of UNESCO in December, 2021. The other festivals of Autumn season is Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Navratri, Dussehra.