Same to you Shantanu ji. Here is link of photo album on Durga Pooja Festival in Chhattisgarh. Sorry, I was more focused on plants while taking these pictures. ;)
http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=37016 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi > wish you all Subho Mohalaya with some lovely Dahlia pics > Devi paksha has started. > May the blessings of Durga Maa be always with you. > > a brief account on Durga Puja: > Durga Puja is the greatest of the festivals of the Bengalis. It is > celebrated all over the country. Some perform it individually, some > collectively known as Sarvajanin Durgotsav. The best known story of goddess > durga is that of her defeating the demon Mahisasur commonly known as Asur. > Durga puja is generally celebrated in Bengal in Autumn. Mahalaya is the day > when mother goddess arrives... > The goddess durga is depicted with ten hands. She symbolises the strength > of women, > The icons are made of straw and clay and then painted with bright color and > decorated with clothes. On the fourth day of worship the icon is immersed in > water which is known as Bisarjan..... > > > Regards > Shantanu :) > > >
