Reunion of expatriates in the autumn fort festival in Madrid

Kabir Al Mahmoud, Spain: Durga Puja, a religious ceremony of the followers of traditional Bengali religions, was celebrated in Madrid, the capital of Spain through various arrangements.

The five-day fort festival is being held in two separate temporary pavilions in the Bengali-inhabited Lavapies. The Durgotsab will end on October 15. Apart from Bangladeshis, many expatriates from Nepal and West Bengal of India are also taking part in this biggest religious festival of the followers of traditional religions. This time, on the occasion of Durga Puja, two separate puja pavilions were set up in the Bangladesh Association Hall on Khesus E Maria Road and two halls on Kaye Lafe Road next to Lava Pias, a Bengali inhabited area of ​​Madrid. To the Bengali Hindu community, this puja mandapa was a place of worship as well as a gathering place.

The Bangladeshi Hindu community living in Madrid has organized Durga Puja in two more places in temporary puja mandals. Uludhbani is playing drums and conch shells. The area inhabited by Bengalis around Durga Puja seems to have turned into a festival city. The eighth puja ended last Wednesday. On Thursday, the ninth puja was celebrated in various puja mandapas with devotion, reverence, offering of offerings and distribution of prasad. The main attraction of the mandapa mandapa on this day was the arti competition. By brightening the night, the devotees rise in the mete to offer prayers in various ways. At the same time Chandipath goes on all day. There was kirtan worship of the devotees. Today, Goddess Durga will leave the mortal world and return to her husband's house in Kailash.

Devotees will be saddened by the worship of the ten-armed Durga as well as the farewell to the Goddess. This pujo is performed in accordance with all the dates and schedule of this pujo organized in the auditorium of Bangladesh Association. Like other times, this time too there were various cultural events. People of all ages participate equally in this event. And the elders here were in charge of this program. Although there is a huge arrangement around Pujo, there should be a domestic touch somewhere. Enjoyment is also organized. Everyone shared the responsibility of organizing the whole event with a smile. At the same time, everyone got into an open chat. Far away from the country, the followers of traditional religions are busy with various activities throughout the year. Only at this time did the followers of the traditional Bengali religion come together. Forgetting all the work, everyone became happy. Then go back to that daily life again. Traditional religions from different parts of Spain come to this pujo. Swapan Kumar Saha, president of the Madrid Puja Celebration Council, and Bikash Chakraborty, general secretary, responded enthusiastically to the celebration of the Durgotsab in a festive atmosphere. Bangladesh Ambassador to Spain Mohammad Sarwar Mahmud visited the shrine on the afternoon of October 14. During the visit, he wished everyone a happy autumn and said, “The present government is working to establish Bangladesh as a non-communal state.

The number of puja mandapas has also increased this year as law and order is under control in the country. ” Referring to the Prime Minister's statement "Religion is a festival for all", he said Bangladesh is a shining example of communal harmony. Which the world rarely has. The Muslim Hindu community of Bengal has been setting a precedent like two flowers on one stalk since time immemorial. We all need to keep a watchful eye on him. At that time he was accompanied by the Chief ATM Abdur Rauf Mandal on the second floor of the Bangladesh Embassy. On behalf of the Public Durgapujo Parishad, the Ambassador was greeted with flowers. Among the Bangladesh community leaders present were Kazi Enayetul Karim Tareq, President of Bangladesh Association in Spain, SRIS Robin, Former President of Bangladesh Association in Spain and President of Spain Awami League, Md. Rizvi Alam, General Secretary, Ekramuzzaman Kiran, Tota Kazi, Narayanganj. Co-President of Spain Abul Hossain, Organizing Secretary Khasru Hasan and others. Indian Ambassador to Spain Sanjay Verma also visited Madrid's largest public Durga Pujo on the morning of 13 October. During the visit, he said, Dashmi is the main aspect of Durga Puja. However, after the farewell of Goddess Durga, that is, five days after the husband goes home, he will return to his father's house through Lakshmi Puja. The main significance of Vijaya Dashmi is to give up the demonic instincts of the human mind such as lust, anger, violence, lust.

Former president of Bangladesh Association in Spain and president of Spain Awami League SRIS Robin, co-president Ekramuzzaman Kiran, president of the council of public worship celebration council Swapan Kumar Saha and general secretaries Bikash Chakraborty, Muttam Mitra, Manna Chakraborty, Shyamal Talukder, Gaurik etc. , Shyamal Dev Nath, Shankar Roy, Apan Mandal, Sumon Shil, Shankar Poddar, Jewel Baddha, Joy Saha, Dilip Sutra Dhar, were present. On behalf of the organization, the Indian Ambassador was greeted with flowers. Swapan Kumar Saha, president of the Madrid Puja Celebration Council, and Bikash Chakraborty, general secretary, said: On the occasion of Puja, a cultural program was organized in the hall room of Bangladesh Association. Expatriate artists performed songs for the audience on the occasion.