Hey.....am not some religious fanatic.........but a sentimental bong who loves Durga pujo..........the 5 most amazing days of our lives...I am a Bong born and brought up quiet far from the eccentrities of an Calcuttan lifestyle....But these 5 days bind them with this part of my personality......which lies dormant most of the times.....Pujo is all about what we call "adda" and having hell lots of work..a typical morning on a puja day starts of with "Pushpanjali"...where we offer floers to the godess as a mark of our respect in return for her blessings...then usually there is an evwent for the kids...and then there is "BHOG"...back home we feed about 800 to 1000 people every afternoon...it is a humungous project....but it is also something we all look forward too...tiring legs...paining hands..and dirty clothes may be detrents but the satisfaction u get is priceless...then after lunch we usually assemble at some family friends house which is near the pandal...and then come back in the evening for cultural programmes...and more adda...our pujo is a result of a conglomoration of migrant Bengali families...knitted together by the strings of time..thus we are very close and this closeness makes the experience even more amazing..the open air and the vast expanse...is the reason behind the breathe of fresh sir which rejuvinates our soul thus making it an unparalleled experience...As the fifth day approaches...our hearts sadden with the prospect of the pujo coming to an end....the fifth day when the idol is immeresed in a local lake...is called "Visarjan"...the fanfare and slogan shouting with which the "Visarjan" ends is something unique....dancing on the streets....loud explosions of crackers and people shouting....among this cacophony u find peace and happiness...a feeling of Contenetment....the last day ends again with a feast and "Bijoya" celebrations in which we great eacother and salute our elders.....and finish off with the last "adda"of the pujo...and in all this i did not mention the most important part of this experience my friends and family..without them it cannot be what it is..
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