Khuti Puja at Chaltabagan

August 31st: Today afternoon I went to Chaltabagan for Khuti Puja of Chaltabagan Lohapatty. Currently, I am the Chairman of Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Puja Committee which is one of the famous Durga Pujas in city.

The Chaltabagan Puja is particularly famous for its unique style of pandals and also for the social work which the committee carries out throughout the year.

Over the years senior politicians, celebs from Tollywood, theatre personalities, eminent litterateurs, industrialists etc., have regularly visited this Puja.
Actress and MLA, Debasree Roy, accompanied me to the Khuti Puja today (picture).

Khuti Puja is basically like the Bhoomi Puja that is done before undertaking building of a house, construction of any project or factory or any permanent structure.
Khuti Puja is significant because it is prayers to the gods to bless the construction work of the Durga Puja pandal and to grant a good start to the festival. It also done before starting or erecting any temporary structure like the puja pandal for festivities and pious occasions.
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