To people all over the world, spring is the best of all seasons but for Bengalees, it’s the autumn because it’s the time for the Durga Puja. Held in between late September and mid-October, Durga Puja In India, Kolkata is the biggest religious festival for the Bengalees. It is a mega event that every Bengalee waits for throughout the year. White cotton-ball like clouds floating on the clear blue sky is a natural phenomenon of the autumn but for Bengalees it is the agamani barta (arrival message) for Goddess Durga.
The curtain of the festival is raised on the morning of Mahalaya, when men offer perform tarpan (homage to their ancestors) on the Ganga, just seven days before the puja and the immersion of the idols in the river on Dashami marks its closure. In Kolkata, Durga Puja is more of a carnival, which often comes in comparison with X-Mas in USA and other Western countries. Buildings and streets are illuminated with chains of light, huge puja pandals replicate famous religious and historic monuments and the roads are flooded with people of all ages, wearing colorful clothes. It is the best time of the year for Bengalees not only in Kolkata but in other states of India and Bangladesh. Bengalee communities settled abroad too celebrate the puja but what they miss out is the spirit and the ambiance of the festival.
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