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Mayor said Durga is a celebration of victory of good over evil
Durga Puja is being banned in countries around the world including America.
New York, Durga Puja (Durga Puja) is being celebrated with great pomp in all the countries of the world including India. Along with the Indians living in America, the politicians of the country are also participating vigorously in Durga Puja. Indian Society Mayor Eric Adams participates in a Durga Puja event organized by KI in New York City. The Mayor emphasized on the festival’s message of ‘Victory to Good over Barai’ and said that everyone should appreciate it in these challenging times.
Also, Adams said in his tweet on Sunday that Durga is a celebration of the victory of good over evil. We can all appreciate it in this challenging time. It is a pleasure and an honor to join the city’s Bengali community in Queens this night.
Durga Puja celebrates the victory of good over evil. We can all appreciate it in this challenging time. What a pleasure and an honor to be joining our city’s Bengali community in Queens tonight. pic.twitter.com/ZwrbNuzbd7
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) 2 October 2022
Durga festival is being celebrated with pomp in the country
Durga festival is being celebrated with pomp in different parts of the country. Every year there is a grand Durga Puja tradition on the occasion of Navratri. Maa is worshiped during nine days. Maa Durga and her nine forms are worshiped in every corner of the country. It is said that it was first started by a young man from Bengal in the ninth century.
A scholar from Bengal named Raghunandan Bhattacharya also mentions the first time Durga Puja was held. According to another legend, for the first time in Bengal, Durga Puja was organized by a Zamindar Narayan of Tahirpur under the direction of a Pandit named Kulak Bhatt. The ceremony was completely familiar. It is said that Durga Puja was greatly promoted in Bengal by friends and Senavanshis.
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First Published: October 04, 2022, 07:02 IST
