DurgaPuja the Bengali way
Festive fervour Brngali women smearing 'si ndoor'oneach other's faces during the last ritual of DurgaPuja 'sindoor khela'before the idol of Goddess Durga is taken for immersion! Photo
Tor the Benglis DurgaPuja marks the time of happy tides as the city gets ready to immerse itself in the festive revelry
DurgaPuja for the Bengali s is much morethan a festival.Itis acarnival and an emotion that marks the time of happy tides.Families immerse them selves in this five-day gala of awesome food, pandal hopping, mus ic and cultural evenings and welcom in gmaa Durga back to her pater nalhome. Kolkata cannot be outd one in its grandeur of the festive fer vour,but people in other cities try to recreate that special eu phoria wh ich makes Durga puja, the cultur al extrava ganza that no Brngali ever wants to miss and every non-Bengali wants to experienceat least once.