A Rainy Day (2026)

A rainy day, coming after a long hot spell, brings with it a relief, a welcome change in the immediate environment. The casual and lazy mood of people, who almost forget about the speed and hurry of their daily schedule while looking at the unending streams of rain, defines a true drizzly day. The mind suddenly starts appreciating the beauty of the nature and the known places seem to appear as new, as rain washes away the dirt and dust of the whole year.

This year also, the showers and the lead grey sky brought comfort after an extreme hot summer. We enjoyed hot khichdi and fried snacks while watching a downpour during the lunch.

Today I am sharing the names of some songs which we all associate very easily with rainy days or monsoon season.

Bengali songs-

Srabono ghonaaye (Nachiketa)

Megho meduro boroshaaye (Nazrulgeeti)

Shaono raate jodi (Nazrulgeeti)

Ei meghla dine ekla (Shesh Porjonto)

Brishti brishti brishti (Sonar Khancha)

Aashadh srabon maane na to mon (Monihaar)

Tapur tupur shara dupur (Arati Mukhopadhyay)

Gohono meghero chhaya ghonaye she aashe (Manna Dey)

Pata jhora brishti (Chaplin)

Bodo eka laage ei aandhare (Chowringhee)

Amar sharata din meghla akash (Srikanto Acharya)

Hindi songs-

Sawan barse tarse dil (Dahek)

Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si (Chalti ka Naam Gaadi)

Taal se taal mila  (Taal)

Rim jhim gire saawan (Manzil)

Rim jhim rim jhim (1942 A Love Story)

Hum tum (Hum Tum)

Barso re (Guru)

I am ending today's post while watching the rain and listening to some wonderful music. Some days require slowing down and getting immersed in the rhythm of nature.

With lots of best wishes for all

Hari Aum.

Jagaddhatri Puja in West Bengal

Jagaddhatri puja is very special for all the Bengalees. Ma Jagaddhatri is another form of Ma Aadi Shakti, She is worshipped in West Bengal on Navami tithi of Shukla paksha of Kartik month.

In Kolkata, it is mostly celebrated on the Navami day. But in Chandannagar and in Krishnanagar (of Nadia district), Jagaddhatri puja is celebrated with great pomp and grandeur. They celebrate the puja for four or five days, from the Shashti tithi to Dashami tithi. Wonderful pandals and beautiful lightings are the main reason people visit Chandannagar and Krishnanagar during this time. In both these places, the deities of different pandals/ localities are named separately and they have unique characteristics.

I also have a memory of visiting Krishnanagar during Jagaddhatri puja once during my school days. I visited many pandals and witnessed many forms of Ma Jagaddhatri there. The deity 'Buri Ma' of Chashapara was the best among them, as far as I can remember. It was very surprising for me to witness such a huge idol with so many golden ornaments. I was in awe seeing that form of the Devi. The enthusiasm in general people regarding Ma Jagaddhatri can be felt by everyone present there.

These days there are vloggers who visit the pandals and share their experiences in social media. Through that, we all can enjoy the spirit of the puja. And also many puja committees have their own youtube or facebook channel where they share live happenings from the puja pandal. Thus the devotees who are not present there, also get the divya darshan of the deity.

On Jagaddhatri Puja day of 2025, we watched the videos of youtuber Neil (who has a channel named 'Wish Bucket' on YouTube), regarding Jagaddhatri puja in Krishnanagar. We enjoyed those moments through the video and the narration.

May the blessings of Ma Jagaddhatri bestow upon all of us.

Joy Ma.

Rathyatra 2026

Like every year, this year also Rathyatra came with its own grandeur. Prabhu Jagannath, Prabhu Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra came to meet their devotees while going towards their Maasi's house. The devotees cheered and became estatic seeing the Lord with His family.

We enjoyed the live telecast of Rathyatra from Puri in DD Bharati channel with English, Hindi and Sanskrit commentary. 

In the evening, we watched 'Mayapur Rathyatra 2026' video by Youtuber Wish Bucket. It was an wonderful experience, the way devotees were elated while deities were travelling from their temple to Mayapur Iskcon temple. Truly, Neel ( anchor of the channel Wish Bucket) has done a great favour for the devotees by going to Mayapur and making this video. Lots of appreciation for his endeavour!

With lots of wishes for all,

Jai Jagannath!

Dusshera celebration in our society

Every year, on the day of Dashami, we feel sad because the immersion of Ma Durga pratima takes place on that day. We all feel the pain of separation while sending Ma Durga back to Kailash. DD Bangla airs daily puja performed by Ramkrishna Mission Belur from Shashti tithi to Dashsmi Tithi. Thus we watch the darpan visarjan ritual from Belur Math, which officially ends the puja rituals for this year. Then we do pranaam to the elders of our house and they bless us along with sweets.

During this time, National television channels air the last part of Ramleela. Ravan Vadh takes place at the end of this performance. We also watch that on television while feeling the happiness of the winning of goodness over evil.

  This year, on the day of Dusshera, our society arranged a short Ramleela where some of the children of our society enacted a few important scenes from Ramayan. I was very happy to watch all our loving children acting in various roles in the Ramleela. We were motivating them with clapping. At the end, Ravan Dahan took place. We all were there in the crowd witnessing the burning of the effigy of Ravan and came to home with a happy heart.

The whole day was very busy and enjoyable.

I hope you all also had a great Dusshera day.

With lots of wishes

Jai Shri Ram

Jai Maa Durga.

Mahalaya 2025

Like every year, 'Mahishasuramardini' aired by All India Radio in the dawn of Mahalaya day paved the way for the most awaited festival of the bengalees, the Durga Puja. 

We woke up at 4:30 am to listen to the special radio programme 'Mahishasuramardini'. 

After the completion of that programme, we switched on the television and tried to watch the various dance drama aired on the occasion of Mahalaya in different channels. Here is the list of the plays aired in various bengali television channels:-

Zee Bangla - Jaago Ma, Jaago Durga

Sony Aath- Asur Naashini Ma, Shakti Rupini Durga (12 noon to 1 pm), Debi'r Dosh Rup (1 pm to 5 pm)

Star Jalsa- Maatri Rupena Sangsthitaa

Sun Bangla - Okaalbodhan

Sangeet Bangla - Chaarpaashe Aalo Hok

Aakash Bangla- Srijan Chattopadhyay was the guest in 'Good Morning Aakash' (musical programme)

DD Bangla -Debashish Bhattacharya and other artists were guest in 'Shokal Shokal' (musical programme)

Our hearts get filled with joy while listening to these songs and witnessing the glory of Ma Durga in so many different ways. All these make us ready to welcome and worship Ma Durga.

With lots of love for all,

Joy Ma Durga 

How Spirituality Helps us in Challenging Periods of Our Life

We often face serious situations in life where our mental and physical strengths get tested. Challenges are thrown in our path by nature to teach us how to deal with them. 

At that time those persons come out with radiance who have unshakable faith in God and confidence in their own self. Those persons who think clearly, act wisely and have patience in their mind, they keep on proceeding forward in their lives. Spiritual knowledge leads us to purity of purpose which help us to sail through though times. 

Surrensership to the Almighty gives us the inner strength to carry on during such adverse situations. 

With lots of best wishes for all,

Jai Shree Krishna. 

Mahakumbh 2025

This year during the months of January and February, we had the opportunity to witness the Mahakumbh which was a remarkable occurance because people will get the chance to experience it again after 144 years. A new generation will experience the same at that time. So devotees were very much excited in taking a dip at the Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj. Crores of enthusiasts visited the pious location to experience the magical environment, which were conveyed to us by various television channels newspaper, and social media. Truly we are blessed as a spectator of this phenomenal event. 

Har Har Gange.