Mega Blood Donation Camp - organized by Asansol Durgapur Police Association.

(Blood is the river of life that flows through our body. World statistics show that today blood is the most sort-after body part in the world. Demand and supply are slowly drifting further and further apart. In this vital issue the role of the voluntary Blood Donors is immense.

MORE THAN 300 YEARS OLD DURGAPUJAS IN THE OUTSKIRT OF DURGAPUR STEEL CITY.

MORE THAN 300 YEARS OLD DURGAPUJAS IN THE OUTSKIRT OF DURGAPUR STEEL CITY.

Durgapuja in the city’s banedi baris is all about tradition where the pujas are performed in the true manner with its elaborate customs and rituals

Autumn has arrived and the beautiful view of the clear blue sky decked with cottony clouds is getting complimented by the Kash flowers swaying their white heads merrily in the gentle breeze. The bright weather, the freshly washed greens gleaming with dewdrops, the notes of ‘agamani ’ and the mild fragrance of ‘Siuli ’ flowers wafting through the atmosphere are tugging at the heartstrings of the City people and making a smile light up their faces. The long wait for the arrival of this season which marks the festival of Durga Puja – the favourite festival of Bengal is finally knocking at the door and so the Steel City has now flooded with numerous community (Baroyari) Pujas at every street corners with huge funds, grand mannered towering pandals and lavish décor with galaxies of twinkling lights or depicting famous architectural splendors and others; yet the traditional ethnic Durgapujas at the outskirt of this city still gaining prominence because of their gorgeousness and deep devotional fervour.

DURGA PUJA – NOW AND THEN

Come autumn and there is the onset of fluffy white floating clouds and the kash flowers graying in tune with the soothing breeze – all conveying the arrival of Devi Durga – the goddess of power, valor and success. To us, the Bengalis Durga Puja is not just another religious ceremony but something more than that, something power packed with loads of vibrancies, fun, bonhomie and top of all adda – our favourite past time Even in today’s age of nuclear families we find family members from far distance flocking together at their ancestral place and celebrating these four or five days of the puja in a fashion so as to give them a sense of annual rejuvenation – there is adda, rasogolla, chaa, ilish and unlimited fund to garnish the gala mood!