12th ANNUAL DURGA PUJA ANNOUNCEMENT

Ma Durga

Welcome Message

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Welcome to the Houston Durgabari’s annual Durga Puja page for 2012. Culturally, Durga Puja is the hub of festivity of the bengalees. It is the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year celebrations put together and more.

In India, the spiritual philosophies weave into the social practices and thought in an inseparable way. Mother Durga, in the spiritual scriptures, is not only a Goddess entrusted with the daunting task of killing the evil Mahisasura  but is also the loving daughter coming down to visit her maike on earth with her four children. The navaratri or the nine days of vacation is awaited all year that ends with the visharjan or their teary-eyed farewell. Besides all the gift-giving rituals among families and friends, and wearing new clothes, mother Durga’s visit connotes our resolve to purify ourselves of evil thoughts and actions and to propel us on the devotional path.

 

We welcome you to come to our Durgabari temple located at Schiller Road in Houston and partake of the fun, festivity and most importantly the spiritual revelation of the occasion during the last weekend of October (25th – 28th). The temple decks up with color and light, the people likewise in fashion, the burning incenses and the drum beats beckoning you to sway and rock –The Durga Puja is surely a memorable way to immerse yourselves in a signature cultural experience.

2012 Puja Committee Appeal

Dear Patrons,

2012 Puja is the 12th anniversary Puja at our beloved Durga Bari. We ave taken up the task to deliver a good Puja to all of you. Let us all focus on the four days of the Puja and having a good time. We want all of you to participate. Please give us the opportunity to serve you so that we can make this Puja a very special one.

We need your feedback and effort to make this Puja a resounding success. Please stay tuned for more information.

May Maa Durga bless us with a fantastic Puja.

Regards,

Uday Mukhopadhyay

Chair, 2012 Puja Committee Puja Schedule