With Navratri begins on Wednesday, Durga Pooja preparations also booming. Widely celebrated in West Bengal, Durga Pooja marks the arrival of the goddess Durga in place of his father.

The city should be decorated with various mandals bearing an idol of the goddess Durga. It will be pandals in Vastrapur, Maninagar, Sabarmati and other areas Chandkheda. He is to worship the six days from October 1. The last day of Durga Pooja is also celebrated as Vijayadashami (win 10).

Speaking at the Festival of DNA, Secretary General of Bengal Cultural Association (Ahmedabad), KD Adhikari said: “We have a huge Mandal Vastrapur to AES This is our country’s seventy-fourth anniversary of the oldest of any association to celebrate Durga Pooja in Ahmedabad .. ”

He added that to ensure the festival goes smoothly, in a separate wing of the association was formed the name of Durga Pooja Celebration Committee Ahmedabad.

It is traditionally believed that Goddess Durga comes home in six days. “So that day, married women go to meet their parents. But because of the distances and lack of time, obtain womenfollow the custom today, “he said.

Bangladeshis living in the city have a great time in six days that several events are planned every night. So what will the new element in the celebration of Durga Puja this year?

“We are having a cultural program with the people” Choou “dancers perform. In addition, some well-known singers of West Bengal will be done here. We were also invited to party with famous Calcutta Puppet Theatre (CPT) and a corps de ballet of Bangladesh for the dance theater, “Adhikari said.

Six days during Durga Pooja, devotees observe various rituals such as fasting, daily pooja Goddess, wearing bright new clothes for nine days and prepare a variety of foods to spread happiness.

Interestingly, West Bengal, the theme is based on the mandals are becoming very popular nowadays. What about Ahmedabad? Adhikari said: “It ‘a precious thing that we have a theme based on the mandals here. Because of the lack of position and the limited resources and time, you can not have a theme based on the mandals. It takes about three to four months to make an idol for them. “