Meerut: Devotees from Meerut joined Durga Puja celebrations in the city, emphasising that the festival’s message of the triumph of good over evil can be appreciated by all in these challenging times. “Durga Puja celebrates the triumph of good over evil. That’s something we can all appreciate in these challenging times. What a joy and honour to join our city’s Bengali community at Durgabari, Sadar said Manisha from Saket.
“The festival celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. It also celebrates the triumph of Goddess Durga over demon Mahishasura. This beautiful festival is a celebration of victory of truth over falsehood, triumph of the righteous and defeat of evil,” the Vikas from Begambagh told Local Post. It is the most important Bengali festival and nowhere it is celebrated on a grander scale than in Kolkata. However, this festival also has a smaller abode in Meerut’s mini Bengal, Durgabari, Sadar Bazaar which is known for its Durga Puja celebrations.
Cultural programs are organized in the evening which are being enjoyed by all. Different communities come together during the puja, Ritu Chakraborty, a devotee , told Local Post, “All neighborhoods in and around Meerut take an active part in the Durga puja celebrations. The chanting of mantras and the reverberating of the dhak makes the aura of the place devotional.
Ravan Dahan In Meerut: Know All About The Celebrations In The City
Dussehra marks the victory of good over evil and is celebrated by burning huge effigies of the Ravana. The Ravan Dahan is considered to be auspicious as it signifies the end of fate and evil. It is celebrated in a very grand way and sees huge crowds that come to witness the massive effigies going down.
Although, the ten-day long festivities are at its peak for the day of Vijaydashmi (Dussehra), when the effigies of the demon king, Ravan along with his brother Kumbhkaran and son Meghnad are erected before they are burnt to ashes, the actual preparations begin much earlier. The deft fingers start giving the shape to the demon king’s curly mustaches, broad lips and bulging eyes right after Rakshabandhan in August and turns Teer Giran, a locality in Meerut into a factory that churns out effigies of the demon king of Lanka. For two months the Ravanwallas work day and night to erect giant effigies. Here, evil is custom-made, that too in all shapes, sizes and colours and brings good fortune.
