Excellent collection of Durga puja pix... Pankaj ji. Yah...as now i m very much interested in plants...especially after joining this group...i will also focus more on the lovely plants n flowers used for decorations ...during this Durga puja.
cheers! Shantanu. On Oct 7, 12:37 pm, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 :)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
