DORSET INDIAN ASSOCIATION

UK Registered Charity Number: 1189959

RANBINDRA - NAZRUL JAYANTI

What We Do

Durga Puja Programme

Durga Puja, also called Durgotsava, is an annual Hindu festival in the Indian subcontinent that reveres the goddess Durga. It is particularly popular in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh and the diaspora from this region, and also in Nepal where it is called Dashain. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, typically September or October of the Gregorian calendar, and is a multi-day festival that features elaborate temple and stage decorations (pandals), scripture recitation, performance arts, revelry, and processions. It is a major festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism across India and Shakta Hindu diaspora.

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Go along With Nature

Saraswati Puja Programme

Saraswati Puja is the ritual worship of the goddess Saraswati. The festival is celebrated in the month of January-February in India. Saraswati is considered the goddess of knowledge and learning. Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, art and music is the daughter of lord Shiva and goddess Durga.

Laksmi Puja Programme

Lakshmi Puja, is a Hindu religious festival that falls on Amavasya (new moon day) of Krishna Paksha (Dark fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashwin, on the third day of Tihar and is considered as the main festive day of Deepawali.

Kali Puja Programme

Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik, especially in West Bengal,. It coincides with the pan-Indian Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali.

Bijoya Sammilani

The cultural event that will follow the grand autumn festival, Durga Puja. Various artists from different regions will present their performances. You will see everything from Classical Dance to Bollywood and listen to the Golden and new Hits from Indian Music.

Get Together

We celebrate this day with the music of two great Bengali poets/writers with performances from various senior and junior artists.

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