Prasar Bharati
Sharad Purnima and Lakshmi Puja Celebrated in Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars
The festival of Sharad Purnima, also known as Lakshmi Puja, is being celebrated with great enthusiasm across the Darjeeling hills, Terai, and Dooars regions of West Bengal. Devotees are performing special night prayers to Goddess Lakshmi, seeking peace and prosperity, while the local Nepali Gorkha community observes it as Kojagrat Purnima, staying awake to worship. A key tradition involves preparing kheer, which is placed under the open sky overnight to absorb moonlight, believed to enhance its health benefits. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has extended his warm wishes to the state's residents on this auspicious occasion.
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