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kali puja
Kali Puja ((ベンガル語:কালীপূজা)), also known as Shyama Puja ((ベンガル語:শ্যামাপূজা)) or Mahanisha Puja,〔http://www.diwalifestival.org/regional-names-diwali.html〕 is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik especially in Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Assam.〔McDermott and Kripal p.72〕 It coincides with the pan-Indian Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali. While the Bengalis, Odias and Assamese adore goddess Kali〔 on this day the rest of India worships goddess Lakshmi on Diwali. Mahanisha puja is performed by the Maithili people of Mithila region in India and Nepal.
==History==
The festival of Kali Puja is not an ancient one. Kali Puja was practically unknown before the 18th century, however a late 17th century devotional text Kalika mangalkavya –by Balram mentions an annual festival dedicated to Kali.〔McDermott p. 373〕 It was introduced in Bengal during the 18th century, by King (Raja) Krishnachandra of Navadvipa.〔 Kali Puja gained popularity in the 19th century, with Krishanachandra’s grandson Ishvarchandra and the Bengali elite; wealthy landowners began patronizing the festival on a grand scale.〔McDermott p. 173〕 Along with Durga Puja, now - Kali Puja is the biggest goddess festival in Bengal.〔McDaniel p. 223〕
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