Pune as we know is a metropolitan. Therefore the population of Bengalis has significantly increased over the years .So Durga Puja is inevitable .Bengali associations organise Durga Puja in different parts of Pune. Durga Puja is one of most beautiful festivals I have ever seen.Being an atheist I only concentrate on the fun part of any festival not the "divine" part.Unlike any other festival Durga Puja offers 24 hours entertainment for five days.You can eat,drink,dance,watch girls(for men and vice versa).The art which encapsulates the festival is truly admirable.When you go to the pandal and behold the beauty of the idol of "goddess" Durga you really start believing in her(I am sure of her absence though).
Now back to business, you get a lot to eat from Bengali mishti to rolls and kebabs and what not.Another
attraction are the girls. To finish it up I would say it's a fun festival and there's a lot to enjoy....I have given some address at the bottom...
Pujas in Pune:
1.Kali Bari Samiti, Kali Bari, Khadki,Near Khadki Station
2.Bangiya Sanskriti Samsad, Congress Bhavan ,Near Corporation
3.Bengalee Association, Modern College Ground
4.Punya Nagri Banga Samaj, Gagangiri Mangal Karyalay, Dhanowrie Road
5.Pune Camp Durga Puja Committee, Near Wanowrie Post Office
6.Pune Banga Sanmelani’s Purbo Poona Durgotsav, Hadapsar
7.NDA Sarbajanin Durga Puja, NDA Mandir
8.Banga Bharati, Pimpri,Near Tata Motors
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Nice blog entry except for the part about girls. Try to see the same devi in them instead of looking at them as beautiful objects. The same reverence you feel for goddess, try to feel it for the them too. Will help you to see them in a different light. Divine devi is also a feminine energy.
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