Durga Puja 2023, Timarpur – My Favorite Things

Durga idol, Timarpur, 2023, with themes of back- to-roots & Feminine power

Today is Bijoydoshomi, the last day of Durga Puja 2023. As time ticks by, I savor again the things I loved…the lovely sarees and jewelry that my husband Sukhangshu brought from Kolkata for me and my daughter Suroshri; poetry recitation, dancing with family, and the dhunuchi naach…All done without any prior rehearsals.

Here are a photo and some video links. Watch them and you will understand what I mean.

Suroshri and I, 23 October 2023, Durga Puja

Dhunuchi dance

Dancing with family

Abritti (Poetry recitation)

Click here to know more about Timarpur’s Durga Puja, one of Delhi’s oldest. https://fb.watch/nRnKxiTyUp/?mibextid=qC1gEa

A Deity Behind A Deity

Deities waiting for immersion, 24 October 2023, Delhi

A Free Bird’s Gaze

A free bird, looking through a cage, Delhi, 2023

Reflected Deities

During visarjan, 24 October 2023, Gandhi Vihar, New Delhi

Immersion site, Gandhi Vihar, Delhi 24 October 2023, deities returning to the Divine world