Durgapuja in Kalpakkam

In Kalpakkam a commitee (they've got one for allt different festivals organising them every year) organised a Durgapuja. Durga is a very ferrociously depicted Goddess with 10(?) arms attacking a Bull-Daemon with the help of a lion and a cobra. The Organisers were Bengali and they did it in their style with lots of drums and some dancing. As the Durgapuja is the story of a big fight of Durga against the Daemon the festivals lasts ten days and there is some cultural programme every evening.



Music program

Drum section

Veena

Whole orchestra

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

kids dancing in front of the idols

the Durga idol

the whole idol decoration

priest

Ganesh and ?

priests preparing for a puja (ceremony)

ongoing puja

ongoing puja

ongoing puja

ongoing puja

drummer during puja

drummer during puja

Gopul -- arranged "dolls" in many homes

Gopul -- arranged "dolls" in many homes

Gopul -- arranged "dolls" in many homes

Gopul -- arranged "dolls" in many homes

Durgapuja

Durgapuja

Durgapuja

Durgapuja

Durgapuja

Durgapuja

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

Show program during Puja festivities

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