I am a Bengali boy, and by definition, Durga Puja is a festival in the year that holds a special place in our lives more than any other festival, but the way I see Durga Puja at the age of 35 is way different than what I used to view this festival as when I was 15 years old, and today I am going to talk about that.
It has been almost a decade since I last had the urge to go out for Pandal Hopping, which is basically a term we coined where we just go out with friends and family to visit different Pandals of Durga Puja. But this year things were a little bit different, partly due to the fact that my wife was stuck in bed for the last 3 months, and this festival was one thing that could bring some smiles on her face even though we could only go some places and not all the places.
For starters, we were staying in Alipurduar District and only visited Pandals from that district since the obvious leg injury was there.
We went to about 6 pandals, and each of them had a different themed installation, and some had the traditional theme pandal as well. Truth be told, I did enjoy this outing with my family a little, even though I am not that forward when it comes to getting out with family.
At last we went to a cafe named DABRI TEA LOUNGE and had some tea and snacks to end the day and go back home for some comfy meals to end our Pandal Hopping
The cafe provides a variety of teas with a variety of snacks, including pakoras, sandwiches, pizzas, burgers, and much more. I mainly go there for the tea, as they provide specialty tea, which is not available everywhere, so yeah, I like the tea here, and if you find yourself around Alipurduar District, then please do visit this cafe.