This year, the Durga Puja at Santosh Gardens, 8 Ekdalia Road, celebrates its 115-year legacy. Every year, the extended family of Shri Santosh Chandra Banerjee gathers to honour this cherished tradition together
All images by Amit DattaAshtami commenced with ‘aarti’ and ‘anjali’ at 5am, followed by the Kumari Puja, celebrating the divine feminine energy, power, strength and virtues embodied by the goddess
Following the Kumari Puja, ‘bhog’ was offered to Goddess Durga as the women began their preparations for Ashtami’s Sandhi Puja
108 diyas lit up the place and 108 lotuses were offered as time transitioned from Ashtami to Navami on Friday
Family members, relatives, friends and visitors offered ‘pushpanjali’ on Ashtami
From young to old, everyone came together to seek blessings from Goddess Durga
All rituals at Santosh Gardens were conducted at the dedicated ‘thakur dalan,’ located right beside the temple of Sri Sri Chintaharan — the family’s deity of Lord Shiva