Customs
Durga puja mood starts off with the Mahishasuramardini – a two-hour radio programme that has been popular with the community since the 1950s. While earlier it used to be conducted live, later a recorded version began to be broadcast. Bengalis traditionally wake up at 4 in the morning on Mahalaya day to listen to the enchanting voice of the late Birendra Krishna Bhadra and the late Pankaj Kumar Mullick on All India Radio as they recite hymns from the scriptures from the Devi Mahatmyam (Chandi Path).
During the week of Durga Puja, in the entire state of West Bengal as well as in large enclaves of Bengalis everywhere, life comes to a complete standstill. In playgrounds, traffic circles, ponds—wherever space may be available—elaborate structures called pandals are set up, many with nearly a year's worth of planning behind them. The word pandal means a temporary structure, made of bamboo and cloth, which is used as a temporary temple for the purpose of the puja. While some of the pandals are simple structures, others are often elaborate works of art with themes that rely heavily on history, current affairs and sometimes pure imagination.
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Durga Puja Dhak Sample Sound
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. A 47 second sample of Dhak playing during Durga Puja. Read more about this topic: Durga Puja Famous quotes containing the word customs:“So easy is it, though many housekeepers doubt it, to establish new and better customs in the place of the old.” “O Kate, nice customs curtsy to great kings. Dear Kate, you “If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own.” |