Write a short paragraph on " Your experience of various celebration (Durga puja during pandemic
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Just before last year’s Durga Puja, three renowned community pujas of Kolkata tied up with a private company to allow one to offer puja ‘virtually’. The arrangement was all about setting up a website where darshan and pushpanjali were free by logging in, however both pronami and daala with sweets, fruits, sari, aalta and sindoor could be offered by online payment.
Such services are already available in big temples like Tirumala-Tirupati or Siddhivinayak Ganapati. Apparently, such a service during Durga Puja might have been targeted at those unable to attend puja physically. Honestly speaking, I never thought that we might need such arrangements and much more, en masse, in the following year. For a Bengali and a resident of Kolkata, Durga Puja is central to one’s yearlong survival.
However, amid the fear of spread of the pandemic, major sporting events such as the Tokyo Olympics, IPL, Wimbledon, French Open, Euro cup, Champions League, Tour de France, and important sociocultural festivals having tremendous economic impact on society such as the Chinese New Year celebration in January, the annual cherry blossom festival ‘Hanami’ of Japan in March, the San Fermín festival in July at the Spanish town of Pamplona, and Munich’s famed Oktoberfest folk and beer festival scheduled between September 19 to October 4 were either cancelled/postponed or turned colourless.
Durga Pooja is a Hindu festival celebration of the Mother Goddess and the victory of the warrior Goddess Durga over the demon Mahisasura. The festival represents female power as ‘Shakti’ in the Universe. It is a festival of Good over Evil. Durga Pooja is one of the greatest festivals of India. In addition to being a festival for the Hindus, it is also time for a reunion of family and friends, and a ceremony of cultural values and customs.
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The significance of Durga Pooja
While the ceremonies bring observance of fast and devotion for ten days, the last four days of the festival namely Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Vijaya-Dashami are celebrated with much sparkle and magnificence in India, especially in Bengal and overseas.
The Durga Pooja celebrations differ based on the place, customs, and beliefs. Things differ to the extent that somewhere the festival is on for five days, somewhere it is for seven and somewhere it is for complete ten days. Joviality begins with ‘Shashti’ – sixth day and ends on the ‘VijayaDashmi’ – the tenth day.
Background of Durga Pooja
Goddess Durga was the daughter of Himalaya and Menka. She later became Sati to get married to Lord Shiva. It is believed that the festival of Durga pooja started since the time Lord Rama worshipped the goddess to get a grant of powers from her to kill Ravana.
Some communities, especially in Bengal the festival is celebrated by decorating a ‘pandal’ in the close regions. Some people even worship the goddess at home by making all the arrangements. On the last day, they also go for immersing the statue of the goddess into the holy river the Ganges.
We celebrate Durga Pooja to honor the victory of good over evil or light over darkness. Some believe another story behind this festival is that on this day the goddess Durga defeated the demon Mahisasura. She was called upon by the all three Lords – Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu to eradicate the demon and save the world from his cruelty. The battle went on for ten days and finally, on the tenth day, Goddess Durga eliminated the demon. We celebrate the tenth day as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.
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