In pictures: Sandhi Puja highlights at Santosh Gardens, Ekdalia
In pictures: Sandhi Puja highlights at Santosh Gardens, Ekdalia
As Durga Puja transitions from Ashtami to Navami, 108 diyas illuminate this ‘barir pujo’
My Kolkata Web Desk
Published 11.10.24, 05:53 PM
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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 Datta
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Ashtami 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
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Following the Kumari Puja, ‘bhog’ was offered to Goddess Durga as the women began their preparations for Ashtami’s Sandhi Puja
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108 diyas lit up the place and 108 lotuses were offered as time transitioned from Ashtami to Navami on Friday
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Family members, relatives, friends and visitors offered ‘pushpanjali’ on Ashtami
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From young to old, everyone came together to seek blessings from Goddess Durga
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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
