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In Bagbazar Durgapuja traditional pandals are made

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 14 Oct 23

In Bagbazar Durgapuja there are traditional pandals made. There is ekchala pratima idol. It means the idols of Goddess Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, Kartik are made in one frame. There is a pious atmosphere created and...

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Happy Mahalaya to everyone.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 13 Oct 23

For Hindus tomorrow is Mahalaya. It is called the end of Pitripaksha and beginning of Devipaksha. It is the beggining Durgapuja and Navaratri. On the day of Mahalaya, Hindus give holy water and do tarpan in the names of their...

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In Tridhara Durgapuja idols are based on indigenous style.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 8 Oct 21

Tridhara Durgapuja represent puja of indigenous tribes. They also celebrate puja in forests and other remote areas. They puja is recreated in the pandals and space as theme in Tridhara Durga puja. There is special decoration to...

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Ravana burning

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 17 Oct 10

Friends, today is Vijaya Dasmi, Durga Puja is over. The idols of goddess Durga are disposed off in rivers as per tradition. In the evening, there will be burning of big hollow statues, filled with fireworks of Ravana,...

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Safety helmets

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 16 Oct 10

It is festival time here, we are observing Durga Puja. The streets are full of persons, vehicles. Last evening we went to the places in my city to pray this goddess. While returning we witnessed an accident, a high...

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Durgapuja.... the biggest festival in West Bengal, India

bapinag @bapinag (30) • India 10 Aug 07

Durgapuja is the biggest festival in West bengal. Everyone wears new dress, meets with loved ones, Big images, lights,....what not? I want to know how Durgapuja is been celebrated through the world? Specially in abroads?

the great festival

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