Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপূজা Durga Puja) is the biggest festival of Hindus in West Bengal, East Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura ,UP and Bengali Hindus all over the world. It is also called Akalbodhan, Vijaya Dashami, Dashain, and Dussehra.
The actual period of the worship however may be over the preceding nine days Navaratri or five days ("Sasthi", "Saptami", "Asthami", "Nabami" & "Vijaya Dashami") - (Bengali ষষ্ঠী, সপ্তমী, অষ্টমী, নবমী, বিজয়া দশমী).