HT Correspondent
HOJAI, Sept 27: Preparations for the celebration of Durga Puja in Hojai are in full swing. Members of various puja committees are working overtime to finish their work on time. While artisans are busy giving final touches to the idols of Maa Durga along with Ganesha, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kartikaye. Tent-house workers are busy in giving shape to massive theme-based welcome arches and light gates on the streets, lanes and by-lanes of the pandals.
This year, Durga Puja celebrations will begin with Sasthi Puja on October 1 while immersion of the deities has been scheduled on October 5. In Hojai, idol of 18 hands Maa Durga has always been a special attraction for the devotees. Since the year 1967, Adarsha Durga Puja Samity has been organising puja. This will be their 55th year.
“We believe that when Maa Durga slaughtered Mahishasura, she was in her eighteen hands gesture. So, we started worshipping the idol of Maa Durga with 18 hands,” said Pramod More, convenor, Adarsha Durga Puja Samity to this correspondent.
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“Here puja is done followings all the vedic rituals, earlier the puja was organised near Ashok Guest House, near railway station but since 2020, the puja is done here at Jugal Kishore Kedia Bhawan,” said Pratap Kayal, co-convenor, Adarsha Durga Puja Samity.
“This year Adarsha Durga Puja Committee has geared up to celebrate the festivity with more enthusiasm and joy, the idol is made of special soil and more emphasis is given on decoration and management,” said Mohan More and Manoj Sarma, co-convenors, Adarsha Puja Samity.
This year, Kediapuram Durga Puja Committee will also be celebrating its silver jubilee. There are many other puja committees in Hojai where the preparations of Durga Puja are at final stage viz., Sarbajanik Durga Bari celebrating since 1935, Govind Ashram celebrating since the year 1940, Natun Bazar Durga Puja celebrating since the year 1947, Nabakalpa Durga Puja Committee, Marwadi Durgoutsav Samity, Ramkrishna Mission, Sahapatty, Govinda Pally, Kali Bari, Krishna Nagar, Harijan Colony, Nepali Mandir.
Notably, maximum Durga Puja committees here are working to create mass awareness on ill-effects of plastic, significance of plantation and no wastage of water and electricity through banners and tableaus.
On the other hand, Hojai district administration is fully prepared to organise the festival in the district smoothly.
