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How Durga puja started in Eastern India

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H ello friends, Shubha Vijaya... After a long break I am here again with a new story of a new destination. Today, I have come to you with a mythological story, very much connected to the Durga puja in West Bengal. Actually, I was all ready to post this story before the Puja times, but due to some unavoidable circumstances I failed to post this story as per plannings. But still the puja spirit is not over as Diwali is coming. So, lets start our journey.            In West Bengal, Durga puja is celebrated all through with a lot of splendor and luxury. We enjoy pandal hopping, family outing, party with friends, eating at restaurents etc, and for people like me puja times gives the essential break to explore new places in India. But one question always was in my mind that from when did such celebration started? As per history there is an answer which is different, but as per mythology there are 2 answers. And in this story I  will take you to a place ...

A Taste of Bundelkhand in Odisha

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  H ello friends, hope you all are going well. After a quite break today I am here again to share a new story with you. Its very different from my previous stories. Today I am not sharing an usual travel experience. Today, I am sharing a story of a famous temple. Many of you have visited the city, in fact traveled past the temple but did not spend some time here. So, lets begin. Hope you will enjoy this story... Rajarani Temple                India has a rich cultural diversity. These diversity is clearly visible once we visit the historical palaces and temples. Each dynasty has their own style of temple architecture. That is why temples in different region has a different styles of architectural plan. A temple in the southern part of country is very much different from that in Rajasthan or Gujarat. Similarly, a Mughal palace is very different from a Zamindari mansion of Southern West Bengal or Jharkhand. But this is not at all same ever...