Cultural Programmes during Durga Puja
The festival of Durga Puja is also marked by scripture recitations, performance arts, revelry, gift-giving, family visits, feasting, and public processions. On a social, cultural, and artistic level, Durga Puja is perhaps unlike any other religious festival in India. The underlying idea is to celebrate the homecoming of the goddess Durga as she makes her annual visit to her parents’ home with her four children Saraswati, Lakshmi, Ganesh, and Kartik, but in practice, it is the biggest socio-cultural festival of Bengal, cutting across all barriers.
Durga Puja involves communities, local ‘paras’, societies coming together, to pool in resources and create something wonderful. Durga Puja is also the time when traditional and cultural arts, including dance forms, music etc. are performed by artists. Many pandals organize cultural performances and shows showcasing the traditional talents and heritage of the state and region.
