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Indian Hindu ritual Durga puja Festival Decoration of a pandal. This is made by bamboo, plywood , cloth and colour
her name is khushi but would like to call her "durga", the powerful and invincible goddess of hindu mythology.
Idols like these are mostly created with Bamboo Structure at back , covered with Straw, and above all Clay to give the final look.
After the four day festival , the idols are destroyed by immersing them in river.
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Durga Puja is the Biggest & Most Important Festival of Bengali living in West Bengal and anywhere in the world. This year the festival is between 19th Oct to 23rd Oct. Millions are visiting Puja Pandals all over West Bengal.
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Durga : Goddess , Who Killed The Biggest & Most Powerful Demon Mahishashur, When All The Other Gods Failed To Kill Him.
Durga Rides On Lion. She Has Ten Hands Each With Different Arms Given To Her By Other Gods.
She Has Two Sons & Two Daughters.
Sons : Ganesh , Kartick
Daughters : Lakhi , Sarwassati
Puja Means Worship.
Puja Pandal Means Place Of Worship.
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Location : At a Small Town Outskirts of Calcutta (Kolkata ).
Mother of Shiva “the Destroyer,” Brahma "The Creator", and Vishnu "The Preserver".
I think I'm going to make a little photo set representing these gods.
Once again just messing around with some lights and multiple flashes. Just having some fun in the park with some great friends. Got the idea from flickr.com/photos/alaskaalaskaphoto/
this kids a god (lol) at lighting tricks!!!
Durga Puja which is the greatest festival of West Bengal, India, is a celebration of creativity of little known artists and electricians. According to hindu mythology, Godess Durga is mother who is all powerful and kills the demons (evils of mind). She is married to Shiva (god of destruction and dance) and has four children- Ganesha (with head of elephant, the god of all good things), Godess Lakhmi (adjacent to Ganesha, the godess of wealth), Godess Saraswati (white, godess of education and music) and God kartikeya (adjacent to godess Sarswati, the god of war). All the idols are made up of clay and are immersed after three days of Puja(worship). Godess durga finds its existence in ancient sculptures (older than Buddhism) and literature.
The puja pandal done up in the traditional way....
Here is a small write-up on Durga Puja taken from my contact Pallab Seth's stream. You must browse through his Durga Puja 2014 Album to see some spectacular Puja images.......
"Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the supremely radiant mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals, is celebrated every year in the month of October with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where the ten-armed goddess riding the lion and killing the Buffalo-Demon (Mahishasura) is worshiped with great passion and devotion. In Durga, the Gods bestowed their powers to co-create a beautiful goddess with ten arms, each carrying their most lethal weapon. The tableau of Durga also features her four children - Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati and Lakshmi.
The temporary canopies - held by a framework of bamboo poles and draped with colourful fabric - that house the icons are called 'pandals'. Numerous visitors go 'pandal-hopping' during the four days of Durga Puja."
Editing : Auto tone and sharpness adjustment (in LR), a bit of boost and crop in Picasa
Durga Puja is the Biggest & Most Important Festival of Bengali living in West Bengal and anywhere in the world. This year the festival is between 10th-13th Oct. Millions are visiting Puja Pandals all over West Bengal.
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Durga : Goddess , Who Killed The Biggest & Most Powerful Demon Mahishashur, When All The Other Gods Failed To Kill Him.
Durga Rides On Lion. She Has Ten Hands Each With Different Arms Given To Her By Other Gods.
She Has Two Sons & Two Daughters.
Sons : Ganesh , Kartick
Daughters : Lakhi , Sarwassati
Puja Means Worship.
Puja Pandal Means Place Of Worship.
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Location : MD Ali Park , Kolkata.
Thousands of people were around me pushing and almost fighting with each other. I could barely stand . This shot was taken with Live View with the tilted screen , hand stretching over head. Just got a few seconds , The polices were not allowing to stand for long.
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This capture is taken from Kumartuli at the time of making our Goddess Durga.
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A la fin de la fête de Durga, les hindous promènent les statues de la déesse dans toute la ville sur des chars, au son de la techno diffusé par d'énormes enceintes (beaucoup de décibels !).
At the end of the celebration for Durga, the Indians runs the statues of the goddess over all the city on floats with the sound of the techno music broadcasted by enormous speakers (many decibels !).
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In eastern India, Goddess Durga is worshipped in a grand manner every year. She is believed to be the destroyer of evil.
Durgapuja is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasur. I have taken the photograph during Vijaya Dashami
Photo taken on : 06.10.2011
Place : Outram Ghat, Kolkata, West Bengal / Paschim Banga, India
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Durga Puja which is the greatest festival of West Bengal, India, is a celebration of creativity of little known artists and electricians. According to hindu mythology, Godess Durga is mother who is all powerful and kills the demons (evils of mind). She is married to Shiva (god of destruction and dance) and has four children- Ganesha , Godess Lakhmi , Godess Saraswati and God kartikeya (God of War). All the idols are made up of clay and are immersed after three days of Puja(worship). The temporary structure (Pendals) are made up of bamboo, clothes and lighting uses ordinary bulbs. Various monuments, caves , ancient architectures, dance poses, rural and city life are simulated. In this figure you see a piece of Buddhist Pagoda (inside). Its a treat to eyes.