Durga puja is not only a festival….it is an emotion. Being a hardcore Bengali, I cannot imagine missing Durga Puja by going for a vacation during this period, though many go for vacation.
It’s about the blue sky with floating white clouds…the sound of ‘dhaak’, the smell of ‘shiuli and chhatim’ flowers…it evokes a feeling unparalleled by anything in this world. Maybe I am very emotional about this..but Durga puja brings out the emotion in me.
We have our ancestral puja at my paternal aunt’s place and we try not to miss it It is a time when family members travel from wherever they are and attend the puja at home. Believe me, there is no feeling as nostalgic as family get together.
The five days of festivity passes in a giffy , leaving us waiting for the next year. A few pictures to give a glimpse of unparalleled Kolkata Durga puja
Emotions Recollected in Tranquility 😃 