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Kanjak / Kanya Puja 2026: How It Is Celebrated Across India

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Kanjak Puja , also known as Kanya Puja or Kanya Pujan, is a Navratri tradition in which young girls are worshipped as forms of Goddess Durga . It is most commonly observed on Ashtami or Navami. Families welcome young girls into their homes, offer prayers, serve them a traditional meal and give them gifts before they leave. While Kanjak is especially associated with North India, the idea of celebrating the divine feminine takes many different forms across India — from Kumari Puja in West Bengal to Golu, Ayudha Puja and Vidyarambham in southern India. Kanjak Puja 2026: Key Facts What is Kanjak Puja? Worship of young girls as manifestations of Goddess Durga during Navratri. When is Kanjak celebrated? Usually on Ashtami or Navami, depending on family and regional tradition. How many girls are invited? Nine girls are traditionally invited in many North Indian households to represent the nine forms of Goddess Durga. What food is served? Poori, chana and halwa are the tradition...
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History of Toykraft

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Pegasus Toykraft Pvt. Ltd (erstwhile Pegasus International) was established in 2007 by 2 toy professionals Dr. Shyam Makhija and Mr. Anuj Mehta as a partnership company which became a private limited company in the year 2012. The company is held between these 2 families who have a long history in the toy industry. 1968 - 1998 Mr. Rasik Mehta, father of Anuj is a toy veteran with roots in toy manufacturing going as far back as 1969. By the end of the 1990s, Anuj took over the reins of the family business when Rasik's primary business of being an OEM manufacturer for Blow Plast (India) Ltd. (LEO TOYS) shut shop.  2000 - 2010 By the beginning of 2000, Anuj had started his own manufacturing company called "Aries Incorporation" which started manufacturing and selling its range of toys under the brand name "Toykraft".   During the collapse of Blow Plast (India) Ltd. Shyam, one of their top distributors in India, decided to diversify and add more brands to its distribu...
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