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Fest of year knocking at the door at Kamalpur: Organizers geared up with preparations
TIWN July 30, 2016
Fest of year knocking at the door at Kamalpur: Organizers geared up with preparations
PHOTO : Preparation begins for Durga Puja 2016. TIWN File Photo.

KAMALPUR, July 30 (TIWN): The festival of the year, the Durga Puja gets all set for once again this year. The great festivity belonging to the Bengalee Hindu has left only 67 days away. And at present, the organizers virtually find the celebration knocking at the door with merely 67 days left.

Naturally, the organizers get busy in preparations. And one of the most attractive organizers of this sub-division, the Apanjan Club disclosed their preparations with TIWN. The Joint Secretaries of the Club Supriyo Bhattacharjee and Jiban Krishna Lodh disclose their preparations.

This year, the club has set a budget of 5, 00, 000 rupees. Their marquee and decoration would be brought out by the local artist Bapi Sen. The idol would be made by Goutam Paul of Ghati area.

The club would continue their tradition of cultural competitions with the local inhabitants. Further, the tradition of bold donation on the day of Mahapanchami would also be arranged this year. Moreover, garments would be distributed among some needy people on the eve of the puja. Their main attraction would be the calm, serene and vibrant Puja atmosphere like all the years before.

It might be mentioned here that, the Puja has undergone many transformation since its origin. The legends claim many as the first organizers including Kangsa Narayan of Taherpur of Bangladesh, Bhabananda Majumder of Nadiya, Raja Nabakrishna Deb of Shobhabazar Rajbari as the first organizer of the autumnal celebration.

Then came the trend of baro-yari puja or the puja of the twelve pals which was first organized by the twelve friends at Guptipara, Hoogly. And then this species of Durga Puja has become the most prominent. Though, the so-called theme based puja or puja with crores of budget not found in this sub-division, but the Puja of Kamalpur always remains the main attraction in the district.

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