Summary:
When the beats of the dhak, the aromas of mouth-watering foods, and the sounds of Bengali music fill the air, it can mean only one thing – the Durga Puja festivities are underway. Hundreds of umbrellas have been fixed to the ceiling of the pandal to signify the importance of monsoon in rural Bengal.The theme for Bangiya Parishad’s pandal is conch shells (shankh) with a giant 10-feet conch shell erected right at the entrance of the pandal. The pandal itself has been built to resemble a traditional temple of Bengal. The puja will also host a dance drama based on the theme of the rivers of India. It will host a world record attempt for most number of people blowing conch shells at the same time during the Ashtami puja today.The Durga Puja pandal at Purbapalli Durgabari, Sector 15, has attempted to recreate a rajbari, the old Bengali houses of nobility and aristocracy..