Summoning....

The drums played at the beginning, summoning her to grace us with her presence. And as days went by, it was also time for her to leave, leaving us in an anticipation again for another year. I manged to take some pictures of this lovely and beautiful culture which is celebrated throughout India and is the most awaited festivals of all. These five days of celebaration and prayers not only mark the durga puja, but seeing around you, you would also realize the social aspect of many cultures coming together. Seeing people from different races and paying respect to the goddess makes me wonder at time whether it is the same country where people look for reasons to kill each other. Festivals could be a time for people to ponder a bit about what is happening to the country and have a sense of guilt for what they allowed to happen. Leaving my thoughts on facts, this small experience each year that i go through, seeing Ma Durga leaving us with all the blessings is overwhelming. The sound of the "dakh", the tinkling of the brass, the looks of devotion in everyone's face and the faith with which all pray, leaves us all with a desire to be a better person.