Same to you Shantanu ji and nice flowers also. In our area on this day we offer our respect to all our forefathers.
Regards, Mani. On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -
