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Maa Durga: Time To Bid Farewell To Maa Durga, Four-day Bengali Festival Concludes | Jaipur News
Jaipur: As Rajasthan celebrates Dussehra on Tuesday the Bengalis in Jaipur will bid farewell to Goddess Durga on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi. The four-day long Durga Puja that started on Friday, came to an end on Monday – on the day of Navami.
“Navami is the ninth day. One of the important rituals we follow on this day is to offer puja to nine young girls representing the nine forms of Devi Durga. We usually offer them new clothes, food and gifts as blessings,” said Smaranjit Bhattacharya, a Jaipur-based entrepreneur.
Many pandals in the city had also performed Sandhi Puja on Monday – at the juncture of the eight and the ninth day. It is believed that this is the time when Devi Durga turned a warrior to vanquish Mahishashura. “All the four days were great for us. Bengalis across the globe wait for these four days to showcase their rituals, culture and traditions. Now it’s time to bid good bye to Maa Durga,” said Abhishek Mukherjee, a software executive settled in Jaipur.
On Tuesday, married women of the community will visit the pandal to observe a tradition called ‘bodhon’. During this ritual ladies offer sweets, sindur and other items to the idol. “Then the women organise a ritual called ‘Sindur Khela’ where they apply vermillion on the idol’s face and feet with betel leaf and then smear each other with sindur.
“Once the bodhon process gets over we will start the immersion process in the afternoon which signifies that Durga is going back to her in-laws’ house after spending four days at her parental home,” said Avik Chakraborty, purohit of a Durga Puja committee.
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“Navami is the ninth day. One of the important rituals we follow on this day is to offer puja to nine young girls representing the nine forms of Devi Durga. We usually offer them new clothes, food and gifts as blessings,” said Smaranjit Bhattacharya, a Jaipur-based entrepreneur.
Many pandals in the city had also performed Sandhi Puja on Monday – at the juncture of the eight and the ninth day. It is believed that this is the time when Devi Durga turned a warrior to vanquish Mahishashura. “All the four days were great for us. Bengalis across the globe wait for these four days to showcase their rituals, culture and traditions. Now it’s time to bid good bye to Maa Durga,” said Abhishek Mukherjee, a software executive settled in Jaipur.
On Tuesday, married women of the community will visit the pandal to observe a tradition called ‘bodhon’. During this ritual ladies offer sweets, sindur and other items to the idol. “Then the women organise a ritual called ‘Sindur Khela’ where they apply vermillion on the idol’s face and feet with betel leaf and then smear each other with sindur.
“Once the bodhon process gets over we will start the immersion process in the afternoon which signifies that Durga is going back to her in-laws’ house after spending four days at her parental home,” said Avik Chakraborty, purohit of a Durga Puja committee.
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