10 Reasons Why Kolkata is the Best Place to Be During Durga Puja
Rituals
Revolving around Durga Puja, in these five days Kolkata puts up certain rituals that you might not find anywhere else. To start with will be ‘Kolabou snan’ where a banana plant is worshipped as the wife of Lord Ganesha. The climax of Durga Puja is ‘ShondhiPuja’ where within 24-minutes you will see the priest offering 108 lotuses, 108 earthern lamps along with a complete fruit. Another unusual experience you might have in certain pujas of the city is Kumari Puja where a young girl is worshipped as a manifestation of Devi Durga. The list is long yet until you get an idea of the whole of it in live, you indeed cannot imagine.
The city never sleeps
If your destination in case of night outs is parties and discs, then experience it in an absolute new way in Kolkata. During Durga Puja, citizens remain awake almost all night pandal hopping with friends and families. Families who bring in the deity spend nights to arrange and organize for the very next day. During dawn or dusk, you can take a power nap and get back to the pandals seeking blessings from the Goddess or for long ‘adda’ (chat) with near and dear ones. Remember, you got to deck up in a new set of clothes every time you step out of the house.
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