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Women in heavy jwellery and zari-bordered silk saris are accompanied by their well-dressed children. The good looking men in silken kurtas and fine dhotis with intricately designed borders and their old loyal servants with new clothes gifted by their generous masters throng the Puja mandas.The pandals smell of perfume, new clothes, incense, flowers etc., and the drummers create a pious environment by their rhythmic
beating
of drums during aarti every morning and evening of the three-day puja.
The beating of dhak and kansar and the dhunuchi dances, with a spirit
of joy and boundless fun are a part of the frenzied celebrations.
The pandals remain crowded and one has to goad through the crowd to catch
a glimpse of the Goddess. The idols are beautiful images of the Goddess
that appals one of their artistic deftness. Devotees visit these pandals
not only to appreciate their skillful creation but also to offer prayers
to the benevolent Goddess.
The community pujas continue to flourish with their bloated budgets. In
a constant struggle for prestige and glamour between localities, they
vie with one another to outsmart and overspend their rivals.
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Localities and organizations launch massive projects and start their collection of subscriptions, advertisements, the ostensible sources of funds, almost six months ahead. Most of the Puja committees spend nothing less than Rs. 50,000. The average budget of any of the big pujas in the city varies from Rs.4 lakhs to Rs.5 lakhs. This puja acts as a safety-valve, a momentary breather from |
personal
to national crisis. No one questions the source of the money; or, more
significantly, where it goes. In some cases it is noticed that several
Puja committees decide to contribute substantially to the Chief Minister's
Relief Fund. It is, no doubt, a healthy gesture and a positive attitude
towards the society. The money collected is spent on the occasion for
pandal making, illumination, cultural programme and other glamorous reasons
relating to the pujas, run into crores of rupees in Bengal.
Experiments of making images with various materials and numerous designs
have been continuing for the past many years by most of the puja committees
of Kolkata and outside Kolkata, but the traditional style of daaker saaj
images, as in the case of the old Bagbazar pandal, commands maximum reverence
of the devotees for all the time.
Durga Puja is the most important festival of Bengal.Outside Bengal, Durga
Puja is held in other parts of the country such as Delhi, Varanasi, Kanpur,
Patna, Allhabad and many other cities and towns, where there are domiciled
Bangalees living for years. Durga Puja held outside Bengal is celebrated
with equal fervor and zeal. One may not come across the excessive extravanganza
there but the devotion and community feeling reigns high.
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