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Christened “Global Durga Puja” it has Wales Puja Committee of Cardiff, Indian Cultural Society, Cambridge, Midlands Bengali Association, Birmingham and Royal Berkshire Bengali Association, Slough working in tandem to hardsell Bengal’s Durga Puja as one of the biggest carnivals to attract travelers from abroad during the festive days. is gaining popularity every year, so is Bengalis in Denmark (BID) that follows the gender-equality ethos of Scandinavia and has priestesses performing its famous Puja. This time we have brought Ma home to our city.” Meanwhile, London Sharad Utsav (LSU), which has tied up with British Council Kolkata to promote Durga Puja in the UK, has set up a forum for the diaspora. True to its name, the Puja encompasses Bengalisand the local Swiss community as well. “The idea is to integrate Indians in northernEurope and Scandinavia,” said Mayukh Bandyopadhyay of Oslo Probasee Bangali.Not too far is the Bengali Association of Gothenburg, that’s starting their first puja this year..