We have started celebrating Durga Puja.
I went around the pandals around my area so that I could recreate the puja atmosphere for all those boys of Bengal who live far from home and yearn to be with their families at this time of the year.
This is my small contribution.
This is a great day for one more reason.
The High Court has directed that the Rizwan case be handed over to the CBI for investigation.
This is a direct slap on the face of the W Bengal government who had all along been trying to muddle the issues so that the guilty policemen and criminals involved directly and indirectly in the murder of Rizwan would go unpunished.
We, the people of India, are thankful to God that we have a comparative honest judiciary to protect us from these wolves who call themselves politicians.
Time and again, whether it be in Bengal, Bihar, UP, Delhi or Tamil Nadu,(I won't mention the cases), it has always been the judiciary which has brought the involved politicians, policeman and criminals to book.
As a matter of fact all the above three names have become synonymous with crime.
Cheers for the Judiciary
Radheshyam
Above two pictures entrance gate lighting at Barat, Lake Town Puja Pandal
Right and above are gate and Murti of Greenpark, opp lake town, puja pandal
Left is Puja Murti of Vivekananda Club, beside the Greenpark Puja
Above and left are the external front and rear view of Lake town puja Pandal. Because of long queue of viewers, I skipped going inside the pandal
Left and above are the front and inside views of the canal street puja pandal near Lake Town
Left and above are the inside views of the Murtis of the famous Sreebhumi Puja pandal and below is the outside front view. It has been constructed with ply and copper stips and the whole set up shines as if it is copper.
On the left is the Puja Pandal of Brahmakumaris. The gods are all live persons who are members of Brahmakumari. They take their poises after 5.30 pm and remain stationary for about half and hour at a time. Then they take about 10 minutes rest and then again take their poises. This continues upto 9.30 PM
On the left and above are the Murtis of Bangur Avenue C-Block
On the left is the front view and above is the inside view of the Murtis of the Bangur Avenue A-Block Pujas
Below is the front view and on the left and above are the inside view of the murtis of bangur Avenue residence Association. It is made of bamboo strips
On the left is the front view and above is the inside view of the Puja pandal of Bangur Avenue, B-Block
1 comment:
Mr. Sharma
Loved the pictures of the various Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata. It's been ages since I have actually been home(India) during Durga Puja. I found the piece on the Brahmakumaris dressing up as gods & godesses most interesting!
We celebrate Durga Pujo in the U.S.A also - some places more extravagantly than others. However, nothing compares to the environment in Bengal leading up to and during the Puja and celebrating Vijay Dashami afterwards. Most years Durga Puja is held in a rented place (school auditorium/basketball court, community center etc.)on a convenient weekend. It all very sanitized. No dhak or filmi music can be heard from outside the building. Inside the hall/auditorium we create a microcosm in which the Puja events take place. Usually it is a one day thing (saturday), although this year it is different as Navami and Dashami are on the weekend.
Usually after the Pushpaanjali in the morning we serve bhog(lunch). Then we have a cultural show where the local Bengalee kids(US born or raised) perform a skit, recite poetry etc. The bigger Pujas in New Jersey or California with bigger budgets have artists flown in from India for a grander spectacle. In Columbus(Ohio) we have to be satisfied with our local production. After the show is the Sindur khela for all the married women. By 7.00 - 7.30PM dinner is served followed by clean up and it's all over. You return home and to a world completely untouched by what you experienced that day.
Cheers for Goethals
Saibal Basu
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