Vadodara: You can take a worshiper from Pandal Durga Puja, but not devotion from him.
Especially if it’s a question in Durgotsav and Bengali specified! The community in Vadodara proves that he knows how to manage the way to continue traditional celebrations with the same enthusiasm and intensity even though it is not given permission by the police to pandales on open plots and community halls due to covid concerns.
They just shifted their ‘Pujo’ venue to the temple or housing colony this year.
Not everyone is happy with the lack of razzmasazazz which is commonly related to celebrations in a new narrow space, but as they say, ‘never said not to good Pujo! “We used to arrange Durga Puja at Manjapur Community Hall for years.
But this year, because of the restrictions of Covid, we did not get permission to organize Puja in the Venue.
So, we shift the Pandal to Bileshwar Mahadev Premise Temple in Manjalpur Extensive, “said Avijit Bakshi, a member of the Dakshin Core Committee of Baroda Sanskriti Parishad who has held Puja Durga in the city since the 1960s.
“We have followed all Covid safety protocols by limiting the crowd and following social blasphemy norms.
Also, we provide a crowded lunch for worshipers they can have at home,” Bakshi Toi said.
Every year, around 18 PANDAL DURGA PUJA is installed in various regions in the city that has a large population of Bengali community.
The East Western Culture Association has also shifted the Pandal Durga to Mr.
Bhavatar this mandir in Gotri this year.
“We used to arrange Durga Puja in Kirti Mandir for years.
This time we did not get permission to regulate the Puja in the open space, so our association shifted a pandal to the Premanand hall.
The worshipers have visited our good numbers while also following the norm -Norma Covid security, “said Ashok Gupta from Banga Sanskriti Sangha.
This year’s police department refused to give permission to PANDAL DURGA PUJA in the open plot and community space.
Bengali community leaders were angry because they felt that regulating Durga Puja in a solid housing colony would make social distance more difficult.
The state government has also forbidden this year to celebrate Navratri on open plots and large places.
Open a closed plot, the spirit of ‘Pujo’ is not locked in temples
