00:03This is Asan Sol and these people are celebrating the reopening of the Baston Bazar Durga Temple
00:09after the BJP's victory in West Bengal. Locals say that the temple had long been caught in
00:14tensions and restrictions and had remained shut for years. The temple had remained largely
00:19inaccessible throughout the year with worship limited to festivals like Durga Puja and Lakshmi
00:24Puja. It has reopened after the BJP's sweeping victory in West Bengal. Soon after the gates
00:29opened, devotees gathered inside with folded hands, prayers, chants and tears in their eyes.
00:37For some, this was about faith returning. For others, it symbolized a political shift in
00:42the region. The temple's reopening came after the BJP secured all nine assembly seats in
00:47Pashtim Barthamon district, under which Asan Sol falls, sparking enthusiasm among locals.
00:57BJP's newly elected MLA, Krishnendu Mukherjee said he kept his promise.
01:19Now, visuals from Asan Sol are drawing both celebration and debate. Because in Bengal, politics and
01:25identity rarely stay separate for long.
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