Durga Puja, thought of Bengal’s greatest pageant, celebrates the homecoming of Goddess Durga to her parental abode and culminates along with her return to Mount Kailash on Vijaya Dashami.
Vijaya Dashami, marking the conclusion of Durga Puja festivities, was celebrated throughout West Bengal on Thursday with conventional rituals of “ghot visarjan” and “sindoor khela”. In Kolkata, ladies wearing red-bordered sarees enthusiastically participated in sindoor khela at a number of neighborhood pujas, together with Bagbazar and Kumartuli Sarbojonin, with state minister Sashi Panja becoming a member of the festivities. The age-old customized of sindoor khela symbolises married ladies’s prayers for the well-being of their households. The colourful ritual added to the emotional farewell to Goddess Durga. Symbolic visarjan ceremonies had been held at outstanding celebrations, together with Sobhabazar Rajbari and Kasimbazar Rajbari in Berhampur. Belur Math additionally adopted conventional rituals as devotees bid adieu to the Goddess.
Rain dampens festive temper in some areas
Intermittent rain, brought on by a melancholy within the Bay of Bengal, barely disrupted the festivities in elements of south Bengal. The showers brought on transient interruptions in sindoor khela rituals and posed minor inconveniences to revellers engaged in last-minute pandal hopping earlier than idol immersions.
Particular significance at Taki: Cross-border rituals
At Taki in North 24 Parganas, the immersion holds particular significance as idols are carried to the Ichamati river, forming a pure border between India and Bangladesh. 1000’s of individuals from either side collect yearly to witness the spectacle. This yr, the Border Safety Drive (BSF) enhanced safety measures to handle the big turnout of devotees.
Durga Puja in West Bengal
Durga Puja, Bengal’s greatest pageant, celebrates Goddess Durga’s homecoming and culminates along with her return to Mount Kailash on Vijaya Dashami. The day is marked by a mix of pleasure and sorrow with households exchanging greetings, embracing each other and distributing sweets whereas wishing for prosperity till the following Puja season.
Leaders prolong greetings
It’s to be famous right here that leaders throughout political strains prolonged greetings to the folks of West Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee referred to as for peace and concord throughout the celebrations, whereas Chief of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari additionally conveyed his greatest needs to the general public.
(With inputs from PTI)
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