The temple priest has rung his bell,
A cloud of smoke from candles and lamps
Haloes the Goddess, glowing bright
This beat of drums both maddens and dulls.
The incense burns: so heady the musk,
Our senses flounder in the flood.
This endless chant of sacred words
Soon drugs our lips and stuns our minds.
-- Thus wrote poet Srinjay Chakravarty, depicting aptly the spirit of Durga Puja, the greatest festival of the Bengalis the world over.
Bengalis, no matter in which corner of the world they reside in, ensure that they look, feel and eat their best during the four days of the festival that coincide with the last four days of Navratri.
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Image: Final touches added to the idol of Goddess Durga.
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