Durga Puja '09

Today is the last day of Durga puja'09.
'Pandal hopping has been the way of life' during the puja days for most of the people in
eastern India, especially Bengal(irrespective of bengalis, non-bengalis and their religions).

Everything comes in huge variety at this time of the year, starting from the decorations of Maa durga idol :), the variety of materials used by the puja committees to make their pandals(where the deities are kept and worshipped and people visit them after standing in long long queues for hours..) ranging from wood, clothes ,paper packets, mirrors,tabla,bamboo sticks,conchs and sea shells, bricks,marble,ceramics, plaster of Paris,bottles anything and everything that comes in human imagination.

But the days of Pujas are for pure fun and enjoyment. It looks as if the city is filled with joy,colors, lights and sumptuous delicacies has stored all its energies and enthusiasms for this time of the year only.

For me, its the time when I sleep long long hours after pandal-hopping for several hours, (though there are only a few pandals in hyderabad..they try their best to create the aura of the Kolkata fiesta)
having all the foods I want (having Biriyani and khichudi for consecutive days forgetting those extra kilos.....hehehhe lol).

Well this puja, I went for an outing with friends to Srisailam as well and it was a gr8 fun.
Another year of festival came to an end with today's Vijayadashami. Wishing all my friends and family many many more colorful and joyous Durga puja in the coming years.

Asche Bochor Abar Hobe :)

P.S: Subho Bijoya To all.