:: Durga Puja ::

Posted by anytimeanywhere on Monday, October 22, 2007 · 3 Comments  

Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Hindus in Bihar, West Bengal, East Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bengali Hindus all over the world. It is also called Akalbodhan, Vijaya Dashami, Dashain, and Dussehra.

The worship of Durga in the autumn (‘Sharad’) is the year’s largest Hindu festival of Bengal. Durga Puja is also celebrated in Nepal and Bhutan according to local traditions and variations. Puja means “worship,” and Durga’s Puja is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of the waxing moon in the month of ‘Ashwin’, which is the sixth month in the Bengali calendar. I was lucky to be a part of the celebrations organised by the Bengalee Association, bangalore, on all these 5 days. Singing, dancing, sweets and gaiety are an integral part of this festival.

Few of my frames are here…
arati competition

sindur

maa durga

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3 Responses to “:: Durga Puja ::”
  1. alice says:
    October 25, 2007 at 5:59 am

    hey venky! combinations of words and pictures, both complimenting each other…awesome :) keep bloggin!
    ps: also very informative :)

  2. peeveeads says:
    October 23, 2007 at 3:54 am

    Thanks Vi. Thanks for visiting my blog. Hoping to see u again online.

  3. Vi says:
    October 22, 2007 at 3:10 pm

    Amazing photograph; great color.

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