Happy Durga Puja: A New Way of Celebrations

Can you smell the fragrance of puja season too? Because we sure can! What an exhilarating time it is to witness the grand occasion of Durga Puja in small and big pandals, modest and lavish homes, and in old and new streets. Every year, the strong and dauntless Devi Durga visits the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, and many parts of India, in all her grandeur to shower her blessings upon her worshippers after their year-long wait.

Matching Steps with Time

Each year Pujas are celebrated with an over-the-top zest and energy. With scorching heat and the twelve o’clock sun right on their heads, people venture out and wait in streets filled with buzz and traffic. Hands are filled with shopping bags and hearts, with excitement. However, it was a big blow to the spirits of people when the much necessary COVID-19 restrictions were imposed last year, and continue this year.

In states like West Bengal and Odisha, where people plan extensively for this time, even the virus could not strike down the puja fever. This is because online shopping has saved the day! With online stores of almost every possible product and service, we can now make our celebrations equally exciting and fun filled.

The Digital Solution

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How can you Celebrate the New Way?

Once you are done with all the shopping, all you need to do is get into the festive spirit and enjoy each day with energy and excitement. In cities like Kolkata, high marquees of the Devi are decorated with fascinating themes and outstanding decoration. With movement into pandals and roads being restricted, many committees have also opened up the avenue of virtual tours of the pandals and viewing them on large screens on the roads.

You would never find a street or corner dark during the pujas. Just like the joy of the festival, whole cities are lit up and beautified to the peak. Even if you don’t get a chance to go out and explore the brightness of the city during this season, bring your family and friends together and decorate your home with shining lights.

Since most celebrations will be at home, family members can come together and cook up delicacies that one used to enjoy on the streets and restaurants of a covid-free world. With celebrations being more indoors this time, don’t forget to add an extra hint of royalty to your home with a historic and classy Dhokra home decor collection.

Remember the Restrictions

We are getting into the festive spirit as much as you are! Both Odisha and West Bengal are gearing up for the celebration season but not without the imperative restrictions. While West Bengal has eased the protocols by lifting the night curfew on the puja days, in cities like Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the curfew has been extended further (8 PM - 5 AM).

Movement and crowds may be prohibited, due to safety reasons, but the vigour and vitality are as high as ever. From Dhunuchi dance to Sindoor Khela and from enjoying the food to experiencing the coming together of the community, every moment of Durga Puja will be cherished with safety precautions in place. An occasion that celebrates the strongest Goddess who is the true embodiment of Empowerment will forever be celebrated with the same might. Only the way of our celebrations have changed. Overcoming the evil with good spirits, after all that is exactly what Durga Puja is about!