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.

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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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