The advent of autumn creates a new fervor in the hearts of each and every Bengali , residing here in India or anywhere else in the world. The Kaash flowers herald in the season in this part of our land, i.e. West Bengal. Though we don't get to see much of it , living as we do in concrete jungles of urban metropolises, the swaying of these flowers in the winds of autumn, we get the feelings of deja vu, of sheer , unalloyed nostalgia.
The Durga Puja is and can be celebrated at many levels. It is the celebration or occasion for offerings to the goddess who conquers evil to establish goodwill &peace over the earth. She, as the legend goes, has come with her children to her maternal place .
The Bengalis celebrate the occasion amidst much fanfare. It is the most important event in the cultural calendar . We buy new clothes , paint our homes anew. In other words, everything is and shoould be new. Today, shopping for the Pujas has reached mass hysteria. THere are several bigshots who act as sponsors for several Puja conglomerations.
Be what it may, the Durga puja is cause celebre in the conscious of every Bengali denizen, good or bad.
The Durga Puja is and can be celebrated at many levels. It is the celebration or occasion for offerings to the goddess who conquers evil to establish goodwill &peace over the earth. She, as the legend goes, has come with her children to her maternal place .
The Bengalis celebrate the occasion amidst much fanfare. It is the most important event in the cultural calendar . We buy new clothes , paint our homes anew. In other words, everything is and shoould be new. Today, shopping for the Pujas has reached mass hysteria. THere are several bigshots who act as sponsors for several Puja conglomerations.
Be what it may, the Durga puja is cause celebre in the conscious of every Bengali denizen, good or bad.
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