Odisha has celebrated Durga Puja for centuries.
Bhubaneswar & Cuttack, the twin-cities, have hundreds of Pandals.
Here are a few Pandals of Odisha we got to visit this year:
Durga Puja - Old Station Square, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Khan Nagar, Cuttack
Durga Puja - Jharpada, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar
When we crossed the Unit-1 area, where there's a big haat (market), we found an attractive brick-coloured building that looked like a temple.
Of course, it was a Durga Puja Pandal!
We dropped in.
Here are some pics from the Unit 1 Sri Sri Mahadev Puja Committee Pandal:
When we entered, Puja was on.
The priests were holding a cloth in front of the idol & were chanting mantras (sacred hymns).
Here, instead of Maa Durga, the idol of Lord Shiva was killing the demon...
Bhubaneswar & Cuttack, the twin-cities, have hundreds of Pandals.
Here are a few Pandals of Odisha we got to visit this year:
Durga Puja - Old Station Square, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Khan Nagar, Cuttack
Durga Puja - Jharpada, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar
When we crossed the Unit-1 area, where there's a big haat (market), we found an attractive brick-coloured building that looked like a temple.
Of course, it was a Durga Puja Pandal!
We dropped in.
Here are some pics from the Unit 1 Sri Sri Mahadev Puja Committee Pandal:
When we entered, Puja was on.
The priests were holding a cloth in front of the idol & were chanting mantras (sacred hymns).
Here, instead of Maa Durga, the idol of Lord Shiva was killing the demon...
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7aqeRbnO5vOt_qA1gX7E4Pauq7Dc1OQSpcNFeQG9fZ1_X-cKupw39lqBmYZV7x8p1eKnExcOiEcE26XFxx6YrTKEGSuEhlYj13-VkTKlblJMaXQPp7hRqQtlYB09tVfw9QbMvvLufWM/s1600/u8.jpg)
This was just one of the hundreds of Pandals of Odisha...
Check out the links given above (at the beginning of this post) for more pics of Pandals.
Today I am able to understand how grand is the Navaratri celebration in Odisha!
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DeleteYou must plan a trip here to experience the Durga Puja at Odisha.
Thank you so much very nice post....................
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