People from far and overseas throng Cuttack

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: Cuttack metropolis comes alive throughout Durga Puja. While the festivities had been muted for the final two years, this time folks from far-off locations are visiting the town to have fun the Puja.Tanuja Samantaray (45) of Kotpad in Koraput district is visiting her paternal home at Sheikh Bazaar alongside along with her in-laws to have fun Durga Puja.

“I used to visit my parental house during Dussehra every year. For the last two years, there have been no celebrations due to the outbreak of Covid-19, which forced us to stay at home. This year we are celebrating and enjoying the festival as usual,” she mentioned whereas admiring the welcome arch erected by the Badambadi Puja Committee replicating the ‘Mahishmati Samrajyam’, constructed at a value of Rs 15 lakh. Tanuja plans to go to pandals and revel in melody programmes on every day of the competition. 

Like Tanuja, Saroj Kumar Samal, who works as an engineer in Oman too has come residence at Mahanadi Vihar to have fun the competition together with his household and mates.“I was not able to enjoy the festival with government for the last two years. But, this year I am enjoying as the Sikharpur Puja Committee is observing Durga Puja on a temporary mandap at Nadikula Sahi near my house,” mentioned Samal who was shopping for new clothes for his members of the family.  

People regardless of caste, creed and faith are venturing out to relish native delicacies like ‘khichudi’, ‘dahi pakhala’ and ‘jantala’ on the pandals. This aside, snacks like ‘dahibara aludam’, chaat, gupchup and others too are immensely widespread among the many revellers. 

Cuttack metropolis is legendary for its filigree work and throughout the Puja, many organised embellish their pandals with chandi medha. Use of delicate and complicated silver and gold filigree work used for adorning the idols is an integral a part of the town’s pandals.

CUTTACK: Cuttack metropolis comes alive throughout Durga Puja. While the festivities had been muted for the final two years, this time folks from far-off locations are visiting the town to have fun the Puja.Tanuja Samantaray (45) of Kotpad in Koraput district is visiting her paternal home at Sheikh Bazaar alongside along with her in-laws to have fun Durga Puja.

“I used to visit my parental house during Dussehra every year. For the last two years, there have been no celebrations due to the outbreak of Covid-19, which forced us to stay at home. This year we are celebrating and enjoying the festival as usual,” she mentioned whereas admiring the welcome arch erected by the Badambadi Puja Committee replicating the ‘Mahishmati Samrajyam’, constructed at a value of Rs 15 lakh. Tanuja plans to go to pandals and revel in melody programmes on every day of the competition. 

Like Tanuja, Saroj Kumar Samal, who works as an engineer in Oman too has come residence at Mahanadi Vihar to have fun the competition together with his household and mates.“I was not able to enjoy the festival with government for the last two years. But, this year I am enjoying as the Sikharpur Puja Committee is observing Durga Puja on a temporary mandap at Nadikula Sahi near my house,” mentioned Samal who was shopping for new clothes for his members of the family.  

People regardless of caste, creed and faith are venturing out to relish native delicacies like ‘khichudi’, ‘dahi pakhala’ and ‘jantala’ on the pandals. This aside, snacks like ‘dahibara aludam’, chaat, gupchup and others too are immensely widespread among the many revellers. 

Cuttack metropolis is legendary for its filigree work and throughout the Puja, many organised embellish their pandals with chandi medha. Use of delicate and complicated silver and gold filigree work used for adorning the idols is an integral a part of the town’s pandals.