Short letter Durga puja
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Dear friend Shamim ,
I hope you are well by the grace of the Almighty. I am well too. Please convey my regards to your parents. It’s been long since I received your last letter. So I have thought of writing this letter.
The Puja holidays have finally come to an end. It had started on 20th October and ended on 24th October. I am surprised that these four days have passed all of a sudden amid fun and frolic. On the day of “Saptami”, I went out along with my close friends to visit the decorated Puja pendals across the town. We ate delicacies at various restaurants. The next day, we went out for an outing along the banks of Brahmaputra. On the next day, we had some shopping at big shopping malls. On the day of “Dasami”, we followed the vehicles carrying idols upto the place of submersion of Devi Durga. We had a great time these days. Hope you will share your experience too.
Yours,
Ovi jit
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Durga Puja (pronounced [dʊrɡaː puːdʒaː]), also called Durgotsava (pronounced [dʊrɡoːtsəʋə]), is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga.[2][3] It is particularly popular in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Bihar, Tripura and the country of Bangladesh, and the diaspora from this region, and also in Nepal, where it is celebrated as Dashain. The festival is observed in the Indian calendar month of Ashwin, which corresponds to the months of September–October in the Gregorian calendar,[4][5] and is a ten-day festival,[6][2] of which the last five are of significance.[7][5] The puja is performed in homes and in the public, the latter featuring temporary stage and structural decorations (known as pandals). The festival is also marked by scripture recitations, performance arts, revelry, gift giving, family visits, feasting, and public processions. [2][8][9] Durga puja is an important festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism.[10][11][12]