Kolkata: When in 2008 Tanay Mukherjee began conducting Puja Durga in London he had never thought in his outward dreams that he would soon become the most sought after pastor in the UK (UK).
This year he was the most popular Imam in England, did five Durga pujas back to the back.
On Tuesday, when Saptami was celebrated according to Almanak, he was busy preparing Puja in North London Prabhati Sangha.
Mukherjee, a techie from Kolkata who was fortunate, had landed in England to pursue his master in computer science two decades ago and immediately had a job with HSBC and then with transportation for London.
But soon he was happy to start working as a priest.
With his knowledge of religion in the mission of Rama Kirshna, he began to multiply as a priest who began with Satya Narayan Puja.
The last time he only featured one Durga Puja – at House of Joydeep Paul in Hounslow in West London.
“Because of the pandemic, there is a lock and therefore there is a complete ban in the pujas community,” said Mukherjee who now has a real estate business.
Even last year he had offers to do puja in other countries and it must be suspended because of a pandemic.
Mukherjee said that this time he had to start doing puja durga from 8.
“I was doing five durga pujas this year.
I was invited by 18 Puja organizers this year and had to refuse the offer of most of them.
I got offered to do puja in Germany too .
“” on October 8, I present Durga Puja at home Pinky Guheh in Kent.
Furthermore, on 9th and 10th October, I display the Durga Puja in the House of Dr Sudipto Das in Derbyshire.
” Mukherjee said that he did all the four days of Puja one day in Kent and in Derbyshire, he divided it into two days.
Mukherjee said that with puja spread over a full week in the UK facing the problem to do puja and what they wanted to do it on weekends at their convenience.
Dr.
Sudipto Das A Rheumatologist from Kolkata who worked for national health services said that he was satisfied with Mukherjee Puja and wanted him to do puja next year too.
“This is our first year starting Durga Puja at home,” said Dr.
Das.
The next puja is in North London Prathati Sangha – a Puja community says Mukherjee where she starts her interest from Monday and it will continue until Friday, follow Almanac.
Then on Saturday, he will do a puja durga one more day in West Drayton in London for the Aadi Shakti Panja Panja community.
This time Mukherjee will do Durga Puja at the House of Finance Professional Joydeep Paul in Hounslow on Saturday and Sunday.
Paul and his wife Suedeshna who taught mathematics at an enthusiastic college about Durga Puja they started last year.
Paul said that they were happy with the puja done by Mukherjee and they were waiting for Mukherjee to go down to their homes.
weekend.
Kolkata Techie is the most sought after by the priest in England
