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A doubt - why does Bengal celebrate only last four days? Not full nine days?

Hey Surya I don't know if it's true or not but this is what I know..here we belief that the Real Durga Puja is called Basanti Puja which happen in Spring(Basanta)...Tridev with the help of other God's created Devi Durga to slay Mahisasur...then first Maa Durga took Maa Kali form and kill Raktbeej and others..that day we celebrate as Kali Puja...then Maa Durga took Devi Jagatdhatri form to kill Shumbh-Nishumbh...we celebrate that day as Jagatdhatri Puja...Raktbeej,Shumbh-Nishumbh all were working under Mahishasur...so when they got killed Mahishasur sent his army but all were killed by Maa Durga..then he himself came to the battlefield and the fierce battle started...which took almost 3 months...everytime Maa Durga cut his head another head come up..bcz he got the boon from Brahmadev...and then finally Maa Durga killed him with the Trishul...that day we celebrate as Basanti Puja...then in Treta Yuga Sri Ram worshiped Maa Durga before he face Ravana...that is called Akal Bodhan...after the puja Sri Ram start battle with Ravana..it was Saptami and then he killed Ravana on Nabami...so we only celebrate from Saptami to Dashami...