Bengal CM pushes a śāstra-based Durgā Pūjā; road to be named after Birendra Krishna Bhadra
Inaugurating pujas at Tala Prottoy, Chorbagan and Kankurgachi, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged organisers to follow paramparā and avoid "unhealthy competition".
- The Federal (PTI)
Inaugurating pujas at Tala Prottoy, Chorbagan and Kankurgachi, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged organisers to follow paramparā and avoid "unhealthy competition". He announced a road named after Bhadra and the renovation of Bhadra's ancestral house.
At the Santosh Mitra Square pandal themed on Vande Mataram, he said the Pūjā "will be celebrated honouring the Sanatan culture this time".
Key data
The state has approved 12,400 new puja committees. Santosh Mitra Square marks its 91st puja and the 150th year of Vande Mataram.
Why it matters
The first Durgā Pūjā under a BJP government in Bengal is being reframed around tradition and Sanātana identity.
GK: did you know?
Birendra Krishna Bhadra's Mahiṣāsuramardinī recital has been broadcast by All India Radio on Mahālayā since the early 1930s.
