Spellbinding glimpses of the Oldest Durga Pooja in Australia

One of the largest celebrations of Indian festivals in Australia is Durga Pooja by BNSW. Have a look.

Durga Pooja

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Bangla New South Wales is the oldest Indian association in Australia. It was established in 1975 with a handful of Indians. And Durga Pooja was started the same year. Now it is one of the largest celebrations of an Indian festival.

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More than 2000 people join hands to celebrate Durga Pooja in Style. BNSW president Bobby Mallick says, "Poojo is something which I don't do alone even if I am the president of with my 9 committe members. Poojo everyone does. There is a cooking team. There is a distribution team. There is a decoration team. Everything is done so internally on voluntary basis."
Durga Pooja
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Published 25 September 2017 12:38pm
Updated 25 September 2017 12:52pm
By Vivek Asri

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