Dipanjan Roy
Gearing Up.......
The annual autumnal Bengali extravaganza......Durga Puja celebrating the triumph of good over evil in the form of goddess Durga prevailing over demon king Mahishahura, usually takes place in the month of October spread over a period of four days. The Indian state of West Bengal, the country of Bangladesh and Bengalis spread over the rest of the world celebrate this festival with much gaiety and pomp. General bonhomie pervades the air in both rural and urban Bengal. Festivities range from utilitarian forms of worship involving a few to elaborate grand affairs involving entire communities.
The city of Kolkata, (West Bengal, India) comes forward as the place where the celebrations have managed to attain a separate dimension altogether in terms of style and grandeur. Still four days to go but the city's already making an effort to get us into the mood.
Gearing Up.......
The annual autumnal Bengali extravaganza......Durga Puja celebrating the triumph of good over evil in the form of goddess Durga prevailing over demon king Mahishahura, usually takes place in the month of October spread over a period of four days. The Indian state of West Bengal, the country of Bangladesh and Bengalis spread over the rest of the world celebrate this festival with much gaiety and pomp. General bonhomie pervades the air in both rural and urban Bengal. Festivities range from utilitarian forms of worship involving a few to elaborate grand affairs involving entire communities.
The city of Kolkata, (West Bengal, India) comes forward as the place where the celebrations have managed to attain a separate dimension altogether in terms of style and grandeur. Still four days to go but the city's already making an effort to get us into the mood.