With the arrival of Navratri, Durga Puja will also begin on 15th October. Bengal’s Durga Puja is well-known across the world, and each year, visitors from all over the nation and the globe gather to view the exquisite themes used in decorating their pandals.
The elaborate Ram Temple was the inspiration for the Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata. On Monday, Home Minister Amit Shah will open the pandal with a Ram Temple motif. The Santosh Mitra Square Puja Committee organizers have completed all of their preparations. The pandals for Durga Puja have also been decked with World Cup-inspired decor.
The Durga pandal was decorated with a Chandrayaan-3 theme this year to honor the ISRO scientists. In addition to this, it will feature pandals like the Disneyland of Paris, the Palace of Mysore, the renowned Somnath Temple of Gujarat, the Museum of Jodhpur, and even the Ganga Ghat of Banaras.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate a Ram Temple-themed Durga Puja Pandal at Santosh Mitra Square in North Kolkata on October 16.
This pandal has been made by the Santosh Mitra Square Puja Committee.
Since the Navratri festival started, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has decided to prohibit the sale of raw meat in the city from April 2 to April 10. The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation’s Municipal Health Officer issued an order to close meat shops for 9 days during Navratri.
In the letter, it was stated that the Navratri festival would be held from April 2 to April 10. Consequently, the cleanliness of every temple should also be ensured along with the cleaning of the urban areas. For this period, the Mayor’s office has sent an order to all meat shops in the city ordering them to close for 9 days during Navratri.
Everyone has been directed to make sure that while taking care of the Navratri, there is cleanliness in all the temples in the city, along with cleanliness in their allotted areas, according to the letter. For the next nine days, you should also close all the meat shops in the city. The letter was also sent to the Mayor, Municipal Commissioner, and Additional Municipal Commissioner/Senior in Incharge of Health.
A few controversies and major fights have already taken place in the first week of Bigg Boss 15. Salman Khan hosted the Weekend Ka Vaar on Sunday. Singer Yohani began the celebration with a performance of her viral song ‘Manike Mage Hithe‘. Salman also sang O Oh Jaane Jaana with her. A special task was given to the contestants by the Bollywood star.
After calling Nishant Bhatt, Umar Riaz, and Akasa into a hotseat, he asked them questions to see if their opinions corresponded to the others. In one round; they were asked who was the biggest manipulator, liar, and the least hygienic contestant.
Many contestants fought over the task. While Miesha Iyer and Donal Bisht were close, they fought after the latter described her as unhygienic. Vishal Kotian and Afsana Khan fought after Umar Riaz called her a ‘Dhokebaaz’.
As part of the unique panel, Arjun Bijlani, Karan Patel as well as Neha Bhasin from Bigg Boss OTT, and Bigg Boss 14 contestant Nikki Tamboli participated. Their support was sought by one or more of the contestants. Karan and Arjun came to support Karan Kundrra and Jay Bhanushali in contrast to Neha and Nikki who were supporting Pratik Sehejpal. Nikki, Arjun, and Karan sparked a fierce argument about Pratik’s actions in the show. In contrast, Nikki praised Pratik for keeping the show going while Arjun called him shameful.
Salman Khan and Contestants Celebrate Navratri
The contestant; who was evicted was announced following the debate. Sahil Shroff, who received the least number of audience votes; was evicted from the house while all other members were nominated.
With the contestants evicted, the biggest stars of the music industry performed at the Navratri festivities. In order to promote their song ‘Garbe Ki Raat’, Rahul Vaidya and Nia Sharma got into the contest. Singer Aastha Gill followed them and performed one of the songs in honor of Akasa, who is also in the house. The contestants also heard several songs by Bhumi Trivedi, Dhvani Bhanushali, and Meet Bros.
Presently, the Bigg Boss 15 house is occupied by the following contestants: Shamita Shetty, Pratik Sehejpal, Nishant Bhatt, Vishal Kotian, Umar Riaz, Tejasswi Prakash, Vidhi Pandya, Donal Bisht, Meisha Iyer, Akasa Singh, Ieshaan Sehgal, Simba Nagpal, and Afsana Khan.
