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Bengal: Konnagar's 500-year-old Durga Puja keeps memories of unique boat immersion alive

Hooghly, Oct 22 (UNI) The more than 500-year-old Durga Puja at Konnagar's Ghoshal Bari carries memories of a distinctive immersion ritual in which the idol of Goddess Durga was taken into the river on boats, a tradition that continues to evoke nostalgia among the family and elderly residents. Prabir Ghoshal, a member of the present generation of the family, fondly recalls the traditional boat immersion of Goddess Durga that once took place in Konnagar in Hooghly district. Ghoshal said the traditional Nauka Vihar immersion was discontinued many years ago, but its memories continue to evoke nostalgia among family members and…

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FESTIVAL WB DURGA PUJA KONNAGAR NAUKA VIHAR
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22/10/26 17:49
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India