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The state flower of state of west bengal is shiuli

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 18 Mar

These days biodiversity is hardly taught in schools. I went to a seminar relating to biodiversity. There the commission dealing with it in our state asked the students about state flower. They failed to state. It is shiuli. This...

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the basil or tulsi plant is very useful

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 21 Dec

I planted the tulsi or basil plant in pots in my balcony. They are very useful plants. In puja the leaves are given. The leaves can be crushed and mixed with honey and eaten. That is good to prevent common...

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Devotees are offered food in Jaku temple in Shimla

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 4 Nov

Devotees who offer puja in Jaku temple are offered food inside the shade. It is called langar. there is rajma rice which is given to the devotees. Devotees come from different destinations to offer puja in the jaku...

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Everyone in India decorate their Ganesh puja place well

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 28 Aug

Almost all Indians have their ganesh idols in their houses. They decorate the puja place very well. Every year they are decorated. Lord Ganesha is the elephant God for the Hindus and is worshipped first then the other Gods and...

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There is lovely alpona and rangoli given in Saraswati puja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 2 Feb 25

For Hindus in India cleanliness is next to Godliness. the houses are cleaned up on the day of Saraswati puja. There is lovely alpona given with rice husk which looks white. Also rangoli is given. Flowers like marigold are offered...

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Lotus is also given in puja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 17 Nov 24

In bengal there are many ponds and water bodies where the lotus flower with leaves are offered in Puja to Gods. I already wrote about lotus leaves are used in fooding. The same lotus is used for making oils having huge herbal...

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The ceilings of durga pandals look like real ceiling

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 9 Oct 24

Some of the durga puja pandals show the puja organized by traditional families. There are artificial ceilings created by the Durga puja committees. The ceilings that are made look like real ceilings. It is excellent art.

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The bagbazar Durgapuja in Calcutta have traditional style

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 6 Oct 24

In Calcutta the Durga puja is a biggest festival for the Hindus. The bagbazar durgapuja is a puja which has traditional style. There is daker saaj. Dak in bengali means post. Previously the decorations of Goddess Durga used to...

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On the day of Vishwakarma puja people in Calcutta fly kites

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 18 Sep 24

On 17th September Viswakarma puja is celebrated in Calcutta. Viswakarma is the God of all industrial establishments. Even academic institutions having laboratories workship the idol of the God. In calcutta on the day of Viswakarma...

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Happy Ganesh puja to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 7 Sep 24

Happy ganesh puja to everyone in every part of the world. Today for the Hindus it is the puja of the elephant God Lord Ganesha. Hindus buy clay idols of the Lord and worship the God for 10 days. Every day flowers fruits and sweets...

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Does anyone have information about a 'puja'?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jul 24

It’s 3.20 am here. I went to bed about 11pm but was still awake at 1am so I got up and came to join the northern hemisphere myLot community for a while. Vince got up too but has just gone back to bed. I might post this then have...

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Today is Mahashivaratri in India

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 8 Mar 24

Today is Mahashivaratri in India. All the Hindus workship lord Shiva. Lord shiva is represented by a Shivalinga in temple. After fasting for the enter day, devotees pour water or milk in the temple and do puja with fruits and...

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One puja pandal made the decoration of Mysore Palace.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 19 Oct 23

In the city of Mysore there is a lovely palace. It was built by the kings of the place. In the Durga puja in Calcutta one of the Durga Puja Committees made the puja mandap as a replica of Mysore Palace. There are separate prizes...

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Today is gurupurnima.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 3 Jul 23

In India today the festival of gurupurnima is celebrated. On this day while the Hindus give puja, it is also a day when the guides are remembered. Everyone is influenced by teachers, professors, neighbours, parents. These people...

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Rediscovering my inner Picasso!

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10111) • Calcutta, India 9 Oct 22

Today we have a puja(prayer) in our house. And as you know Hinduism is structured on polytheism so we have lots of gods and goddesses! Below I have attached pictures of 'Alpona' which has been done by me. The white...

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Last gift from my husband- this saree.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 4 Oct 22

This is the last saree that my husband purchased for me. There's another new silk saree which I haven't worn yet. From next year onwards I have to buy my own saree for the Durga puja. Many of my mylot friends do not know what's a...

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The Agragami Durga puja showed message of afforestation

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 30 Sep 22

The Sinthee Agragami Durga Puja showed the message for love of trees and forests. In the pandal which is green in background, plants are shown and the message says that the human development is absolutely dependent on restoration...

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On Biswakarma puja there is puja done in factories

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 16 Sep 22

Lord Biswakarma or Viswakarma is the Lord of machines. In India the employees of different factories and industries worship Lord Viswakarma. Even the puja is done in houses where there are business done with the help of machines....

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Tomorrow is Ganesh Chathurti. He is our " Vigna Vinashak" eliminator of all our obstacles.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 30 Aug 22

Tomorrow 31st August 22 we are celebrating Ganesh Chathurti who is called our " Ridhi Sidhi Dhata", " Vigna Vinashak". He bestows us with knowledge which helps us to gain prosperity in life and removes all obstacles from our...

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In Janmashtami Hindus in India offer to Lord Krishna.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 19 Aug 22

Lord Krishna is the greatest God of Hindus. Every year on the day of Janmashtami the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna puja is offered to idols of Lord Krishna. Puja is done by chanting mantras with flowers and fruits that are...

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