Pic credit: istockphoto. Shubho Maha Ashtami 2021 images, quotes, status and wishes 
Key Highlights
- Durga Puja is mainly celebrated in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand and Bihar
- The celebrations begin on the Shashti Tithi and culminate on the Dashami Tithi
- Out of all the five days, the third day (Ashtami Tithi) is deemed most significant
People who hail from West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Bihar and Jharkhand celebrate Durga Puja during the last five days of Shardiya Navratri (otherwise referred to as Devi Paksha) in the Hindu month of Ashwin, Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the Lunar cycle). Dedicated to Devi Durga (the consort of Lord Shiva), the festivities begin on the Shashti Tithi, Ashwin, Shukla Paksha (sixth day during the waxing phase of the Moon in Ashwin month). This year, the Durga Puja celebrations began on October 11. And today on the Maha Ashtami Tithi, extend your greetings and best wishes to your near and dear ones by sharing the messages, images and quotes below:
- This Maha Ashtami, may all your dreams come true, and may you succeed in all your endeavours. Joy Maa Durga.
- Here’s praying for your good health on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja Maha Ashtami.
- May Maa Durga bless you with good health, wealth, happiness, prosperity and long life. Joy Maa Durga and Shubho Maha Ashtami.
- Here’s extending my heartfelt greetings and best wishes on the joyous occasion of Maha Ashtami.
- With the blessings of Maa Durga, may you achieve success in all your endeavours. Shubho Maha Ashtami to you and your family.
- Shubho Maha Ashtami. Here’s wishing you and your family a joyous Durga Puja
- Greetings to you on the occasion of Durga Puja. Shubho Maha Ashtami.
- Shubho Maha Ashtami. May you be blessed with Maa Durga’s choicest blessings.
- On Maha Ashtami, here’s extending my heartfelt greetings to you and your loved ones.
- Durga Pujo’r aar shubho Ashtami’r Shubhechcha to you and your loved ones.
- Shubho Maha Ashtami to one and all.
- Shubho Maha Ashtami greetings to you and your family.
- Maha Ashtami ki dheron shubh kamnayein.
- Maha Ashtami ki hardik shubh kamnayein.
- Shubho Maha Ashtami
- Durga Ashtami ki hardik shubh kamnayein.
- Blissful and joyous Shubho Maha Ashtami greetings to all the loved ones.
- This Maha Ashtami, may Maa Durga bless you with all that you have dreamt of. Joy Maa Durga.
- May there only be peace and happiness all around. Shubho Maha Ashtami.
- May Goddess Durga shower you with her choicest blessings. A very Shubho Maha Ashtami to you and your loved ones.
- May the auspicious sounds of the Dhak and the divine shankho reverberate in your life. May Maa Durga’s arrival end all your miseries. Shubho Maha Ashtami to you and your family.
- There’s something magical about this festival. It transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, darkness into light and agony into ecstasy – Maa Durga brings along with her unparalleled energy, happiness and joy. Shubho Maha Ashtami to you and your family.
- This Durga Pujo, may you be blessed with Maa Durga’s strength, Maa Saraswati’s wisdom and Maa Lakshmi’s wealth. Here’s wishing you a very blissful Shubho Maha Ashtami.
Here’s wishing all those celebrating Durga Puja a very Shubho Maha Ashtami.