In 2003, the BJP's mentor organization, RSS incidentally had hailed Mamata Banerjee as Bengal's Durga, after she'd visited the Nagpur headquarters of the organization seeking the Sangh Parivar's support in her struggle against the then ruling Communist brigade in Bengal.
During the fasting period, onions, garlic, and other spices are completely avoided. Many popular dishes are prepared during this festival, such as Sabudana Halwa, fruit chaat, kheer, kuttu ki puri, and more.
As Durga Puja is welcomed with the unbridled verve of happiness, similar should be the Bishorjon.
In Bankura’s tribal-dominated Domohani village, where 60 tribal families reside ~ about 50 km away from the district headquarters ~ holding a Durga Puja is no easy game as the tribal communities worship their own God Marangburu and never allow ‘infiltration of outside culture’ into their ‘sacred’ custom and lifestyle.
As per the Sastras, the goddess can be worshipped only during spring (Vasanta) as it falls during the six-month period when the sun moves northwards from the equator (Uttarayan).
Ramprasad Mallick, 25, a rural artisan and a resident of Kamrangaguri on the outskirts of Siliguri, said he did not collect such soil this year.
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