Having attended durga pooja in Frankfurt year after year which was organised by Frankfurt bengali association with great devotion and planning, i was missing celebrations this year being in Delhi. I decided to go to chittaranjan park Durga pooja which is residential place for Bengali community settled in Delhi after partition. After the partition of India, many migrants from east pakistan (present Bangladesh) settled here. The area was named after deshbandu Chittaranjan das one of the great freedom fighter.
Durgapooja is the most important festival for bengali community and is celebrated with pomp and splendour. Festive mood of calcutta during this festival is second to none and resembles “mahashivratri of Kashi” or “Holi of Vrindaban”.
The theme this year was “Ancient Rural Bengal” and the pandal was made using bamboo and jute sheets. The clay idols of devi Durga wore thermocol ornaments. Even the color used was natural colors to prevent environmental degradation after immersion of idol.
Bengal has contributed immensely to India in the past and it was said that “What bengal is thinking today, India will think 50 yrs hence”. Many spiritual and intellectual giants took birth in this land. Sri Ramkrishna paramhansa was one of the greatest devotees of Mother Kali (One of the forms of Mother Durga) and teachings and work of his foremost disciple Swami Vivekananda resulted in spiritual and political resurgence of India. Netaji Subhash chandra bose led the armed freedom struggle against the british. Aurbindo ghosh was another spiritual giant.
I hope to visit the holy land of my country at Bengal soon.
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