tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post7825552318783202335..comments2023-10-26T06:15:18.474-07:00Comments on An American in Calcutta: More Durga Puja!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-67595070164140677922011-10-01T12:07:39.776-07:002011-10-01T12:07:39.776-07:00Wow, this is awesome..I was looking for a blog tha...Wow, this is awesome..I was looking for a blog that talks about Durga Pujo..since I am in the US and am missing home terribly. It was nice to find your's. It is so strange! I want to be in that jam packed Kolkata pujo climate, hopping from pandal to pandal and not sit at home and do nothing. While you are trapped there! I wish I could exchange places with you. <a href="http://www.bestgiftstokolkata.com/" rel="nofollow">best gifts to kolata</a>Dhrubaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287416385711276007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-83325504039793563632007-10-25T05:30:00.000-07:002007-10-25T05:30:00.000-07:00Mitzi & Jerry, I read that on your blog. Hopefully...Mitzi & Jerry, I read that on your blog. Hopefully the contributors here, who provided links will give you just a bit of the flavour of Durga Puja. When you're looking through them, just be sure to press yourselves together like a couple of sardines to really appreciate them! (It's a joke.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-84200089914804421252007-10-25T05:29:00.000-07:002007-10-25T05:29:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-36584642754810189582007-10-25T05:27:00.000-07:002007-10-25T05:27:00.000-07:00Thanks Debo for the link, Love the photos. I didn'...Thanks Debo for the link, Love the photos. I didn't know the eco-friendly spin. Just thought that was traditional. Makes sense since they're getting submerged. I know Mumbai has been hit with a lot of criticism over the Ganesha submersions due to the way they're making the idols these days. The beaches look atrocious for weeks now, I hear...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-8769048467532960712007-10-25T04:20:00.000-07:002007-10-25T04:20:00.000-07:00When the Durga Puja is over the custom is to say '...When the Durga Puja is over the custom is to say 'Suvo Bijaya!' According to Hindu mythological epic Ramayan,Lord Ram got the 'Bijay' i.e.victory over the demon Ravana after worshipping Goddess Durga. So Bengalis wish each other Suvo Bijaya and distributes sweets among families and friends. <BR/><BR/>So Jeanne, Suvo Bijaya to u and ur family :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-85459154153121070812007-10-25T02:54:00.000-07:002007-10-25T02:54:00.000-07:00I left right before the main puja days for Spain, ...I left right before the main puja days for Spain, to visit my sister. I did not plan on missing Puja, but that is the way it worked out. In fact, I am still in Spain right now. When I told my friends in K that I would be missing Puja, ALL of them told me that I was very lucky. They said they ususally try to leave town during the season.Mitzi and Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718842006043151761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748729338400105662.post-50612493043371847092007-10-25T01:44:00.000-07:002007-10-25T01:44:00.000-07:00I have put some pictures that I have taken during ...I have put some pictures that I have taken during the Pujas on my blog... you can check them out too.<BR/><BR/>http://dds-pictures.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>In case you like to have a look, my blog has pictures of my doggie too.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com