{"id":18283,"date":"2024-08-28T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=18283"},"modified":"2024-09-02T14:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T19:25:27","slug":"new-york-new-jersey-durga-puja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/new-york-new-jersey-durga-puja\/","title":{"rendered":"These Durga Puja Events in New York and New Jersey Turn East Coast into a Mini Bengal This Time of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Durga Puja is one of the grandest and most-awaited Indian festivals in October 2024. <\/strong>It is a most spectacular celebration in the Indian state of Bengal.<\/strong>\u00a0However, the festival is celebrated with equal enthusiasm wherever Bengalis are in the world. About two dozen of Durga Puja events in New Jersey and New York transform the northeast cost into a mini Bengal with cultural exuberance this time of the year<\/strong>. Bengali associations across New York and New Jersey started preparations months ago, so that the festivity does not fall short of joy and happiness in their adopted home. They can live away from home, but can\u2019t survive without the blessings of Maa Durga, the bliss of bhoger kichudi<\/em>, the beats of dhak,<\/em> and the ecstasy of dunuchi naach<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel Beats, a leading overseas Indian community portal by Indian Eagle<\/a><\/strong>, recommends some of the best places for Durga puja 2024 in New York and New Jersey.\u00a0 “Elo re Dugga elo re…”\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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ECDPA Durga Puja at Times Square, New York <\/strong><\/h3>\n

2024 will see the first-ever Durga Puja celebration at Times Square, a most happening commercial hub in New York City. Usually, Times Square is a popular venue for Diwali, Yoga, and Indian Independence Day celebrations. Unlike other Durga puja events in USA<\/a>, the 3-day Times Square Durga Puja is a free event for all, regardless of their nationality and religion<\/strong>. It is being organized by Bengali Club of USA and East Coast Durga Puja Association (ECDPA), the oldest Bengali community in North America. Like previous years, ECDPA has a great lineup of cultural programs.<\/p>\n