00:06Music
00:27This is really a joyous occasion, and I hope that you have the idea.
00:35Yeah, just adding to the point that what you are talking there in that stall that why this difference of
00:44wage and non-wage is there. Why we specifically eat non-wage mostly in the evening and night hours after
00:53puja almost every day.
00:55Not every day but almost every day. But what is the reason behind that? Because we don't celebrate it as
01:06a puja of goddess just like only just like the Navratri is being celebrated widespread across North India.
01:15We don't think like that. We celebrate it as the homecoming of our own daughter Uma. Here Devi goddess is
01:24coming back to her own home at her maternal space at her own father's house and from her in-law's
01:34house at Kailash.
01:36So her homecoming in Bengal for these many days we just not worship her. It's basically pampering your own daughter
01:49when she is coming back home.
01:52Just the way you do at your own house when your daughter is coming back. Just the same way she
02:01is being pampered with everything whatever we do in our daily household.
02:06Apart from the morning pujas. Apart from the morning pujas, all the rituals, foods, whatever Bengal delicacies are there, each
02:14and everything is being witnessed or is being cherished in a platter for her.
02:24It's also given to her as our daily puja as well as we also eat it. So there is a
02:36big difference between Navratri and Durga puja. First you have to understand that particular culture.
02:44Whatever controversies have been created for the past few weeks or months, it's just because they don't know it. You
02:54have to understand it first.
02:56And it's called Sharbo Janin. Sharbo Janin puja is nothing but it is a get together of each and every
03:07one. It's not just the Bengali Hindus are celebrating it.
03:13It's about all religions. You will find here also in each and every puja committee you will find even Muslim
03:23Christians are also there.
03:25It's not about only a Hindu celebration. You go to Bengal, you will find all the religions are celebrating it.
03:33Even Sikh, Jain, everyone coming and gathering. So that is why it is so special.
03:44Thank you very much.
