Kaustav Ghosh
Durga puja- The festival of four days.
The festival we wait for 360 days for that four days.
The festival of forgetting all the pain, loss and failure.
The festival to re-energised yourself.
But you may ask why its the festival of homecoming?
Many people travel outside this time.
May be they are finding home outside home?
For a change or for getting some new flavor.
Flavor of life.
Now about home coming.
I found it, I found it.
The secret to happiness.
The happiness of durga puja.
Bengalis-
Mostly god loving, less god fearing.
We think god is dearer than dearest.
This is why durga become daughter from goddess.
A daughter coming to his parents after marriage.
Be it four days or one.
When she comes,
Specially after marriage, long time no meeting.
Yes I can feel it.
Yes I can feel the joy.
I can feel the happiness.
Specially after my sisters marriage-
When she come after longtime.

I smell the essence of durga puja.
I can feel the same happiness.
May be this is what durga puja is all about-
To find durga in every daughter.
Durga puja-not only the homecoming of holy mother.
But also the home coming of every soul from dust.
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