Write a diary entry about how you celebrate durga puja
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Durga Puja is one of the fundamental Hindu celebrations. It is praised each year with bunches of arrangements to the respect of goddess Durga. She is the daughter of Himalaya and Menaka and a change of sati who later got married to Lord Shiva. It is viewed as that this puja was begun the first run through when Lord Rama revered the Goddess Durga to get power to murder Ravana.
Durga Puja is nine days in length celebration. Days of Durga Puja festivity fluctuates as indicated by the place, custom, individuals' ability and individuals' conviction. A few people praise it for five, seven or full nine days. Individuals begin worship of Durga statue on 'Shashti' which closes on the "Dashami". A few people in the group or society praise it by enriching a 'pandal' in the adjacent areas. In nowadays, all the adjacent sanctuaries turn out to be brimming with devotees, particularly in the morning. A few people do worship at home with every one of the game plans and go for statue immersion to the river Ganga finally at last day.
So I did all of these activities involved in the Durga Punja festivity, I and my family participated in all of these events.
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Dear Diary,
This year I celebrated Durga Puja in Kolkata at my aunt’s place. The way it’s celebrated in Bengal is totally different from Delhi. Durga Puja in Kolkata is a burst of creativity at its best. Seeing the entire city looking like an art exhibition was something I never saw in Delhi. The huge pandals, magnificent idols, people decked up for the festival and dancing on the beats of the Dhaki are what makes it so interesting and beautiful. The evenings were my favourite as the whole city would light up and the divine tunes of Goddess Durga made it unforgettable. The dazzling of fire, the sprinkle of holy water, the burning of incense sticks, the beats of the dhaki, the holy chants and the ringing of bells made the environment so pure. Waking up to sound of the morning aarti was something so peaceful that even the sun rays seemed divine to me. Another thing that I observed was Kolkata turning into a fashion ramp. Women and men in their traditional attires is a sight that’s live only during the festive days. Bengalis’ love for food is something that needs a special mention. All the pandals have food stalls around them and people love to munch on their favourite food while pandal hopping. The restaurants too offer authentic Bengali cuisine but the delicious Navami bhog is the prize winner. Moreover, it is time for family and friends to come together. I enjoyed a lot with my family and relatives. My cousins and I went for pandal hopping and made the most of the festival. On Dashami/Dusshera, when Goddess Durga makes her way back to her in-laws house, the festival comes to an end leaving behind just fond memories of people coming together forgetting about their tensions, worries and divisions. After spending a wonderful week here, I’ll be going off to Delhi tomorrow. I can’t wait to share my experience with my friends. So it’s a goodbye for tonight dear diary.
Sneha
29.06.2019