In a country like India the excitement and thrill is never missing thanks to it’s ever growing population, traffic and religious zeal. Add to this the number of festivals that Indians celebrate due to the many religions that co-exist here and you have a year-long party.

In Delhi, the area of CR Park or Chittaranjan Park turns into a mini Bengal during the Pujo. Yes, this transformation is seen during the 10-day festival of Durga Puja around October each year. One of the most famous festivals in West Bengal, especially Kolkata, is all about honouring the Goddess in every woman.

The festival celebrations are kick-started on the auspicious occasion of mahalaya with Bengalis and non-Bengalis greeting each other with ‘Shubho Mahalaya’. Mahalaya is the day when Goddess Durga is believed to have descended to Earth, back to her parent’s home.

However, before we get into the grand celebrations of Durga Puja, it is important to know one of the most important and sacred rituals of the festival. One such practice is that of using soil from the home of a sex-worker to prepare the Durga idols. This is one of the ultimate ways of paying respect to a woman.

According to Hindu rituals, for the preparation of the Durga idol, four things are of extreme significance - mud from the banks of the Ganga, cow urine, cow dung and soil from a brothel also known as Nishiddho Pallis or forbidden territory. Without Puniya Maati, the Durga idol is incomplete. When the idol of the Goddess is being painted, the eyes are left without colour. When Maa Durga is invited to Earth on Mahalaya, the eyes

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