Durga
Puja, the most happening festival of the Bengalis can be sensed with
its spurt of fanfare on all the four days of the Durga Puja festival.
This autumnal festival popularly known as Sharodotsav, recalls the power
of female Shakti symbolized by the Goddess Durga who slays asura to
reestablish peace and sanctity on earth again. Bengalis all over the
world during these days of Durga Puja rejoice to their heart's content
reconnecting with friends and relatives. Durga Puja is an occasion when
the familiar sound of Dhak, Dhunuchi nachh,the mild fragrance of Shiuli,
gives a familiar tug to every Bengali heart.