{"id":18283,"date":"2023-08-22T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=18283"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T20:11:03","slug":"new-york-new-jersey-durga-puja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/new-york-new-jersey-durga-puja\/","title":{"rendered":"These Durga Puja Events in New York and New Jersey Turn Northeast Coast into a Mini Bengal This Time of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Durga Puja is one of the grandest and most-awaited Indian festivals in October 2023. <\/strong>It is a most spectacular celebration in the Indian state of Bengal.<\/strong>\u00a0However, the festival is celebrated with equal enthusiasm wherever Bengalis are in the world. About two dozen of Durga Puja events in New Jersey and New York transform the northeast cost into a mini Bengal with cultural exuberance this time of the year<\/strong>. Bengali associations across New York and New Jersey started preparations months ago, so that the festivity does not fall short of joy and happiness in their adopted home. They can live away from home, but can\u2019t survive without the blessings of Maa Durga, the bliss of bhoger kichudi<\/em>, the beats of dhak,<\/em> and the ecstasy of dunuchi naach<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel Beats, a leading overseas Indian community portal by Indian Eagle<\/a><\/strong>, recommends some of the best places for Durga puja 2023 celebrations in New York and New Jersey.\u00a0 “Elo re Dugga elo re…”\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Sanskriti Durga Puja 2023: Buffalo, New York <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sanskriti, a Bengali cultural association in Buffalo, is one of the best and oldest Durga Puja celebrations in New York<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong> Founded in 1974-75, the Sanskriti Durga Puja is a cultural platform for the present generation of Bengali Diaspora in the northeast US to have a tryst with their heritage, literature, and traditions thousands of miles away from India. Sanskriti also celebrates other festivals with equal enthusiasm. Their Durga Puja celebration was graced by such renowned performing artists as Purna Das Boul and Bhupen Hazarika in the years gone by.<\/span><\/p>\n