HDBS Sharodotsav 2023 – Newsletter #3
HDBS Puja Committee
Welcome to 2023 Durga Puja at Houston Durga Bari With just three months to go for Durga Puja, Houston Durgabari, our home away from home, is ready to celebrate 2023 Durga Puja. We look forward to this years’ Puja and pray that Ma Durga continues to shower her blessings upon us. Puja preparation is underway in full swing. For the latest and greatest on Puja 2023 – visit our website – a treasure trove of all that you need to know: https://durgabari.org/puja-2023/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoustonDurgaBari/ Instagram: http://Instagram.com/durga_bari_houston | |
Puja Key Dates – Mark your Calendars Please mark your calendars with these key dates. · Puja Kick Off Meeting: Aug 27 · Mahishashur Mardini, Mahalaya Puja, and Anandamela: October 15 · Durga Puja: October 20 - October 23 · Lakshmi Puja: October 27 · Kali Puja: November 11 · Saraswati Puja: February 17 (2024) | |
2023 Puja Sharad Arghya – Ready to Write? Magazine team needs your participation. Durga Bari Puja Magazine Committee cordially invites you to send original articles (story / poem / travelogue / informational articles) on any topic of interest in Bengali or English. Children can send their artworks / write-ups of their choice. Please send your submissions to maga...@durgabari.org by August 27, 2023, so that we have enough time to make the magazine ready before Puja.
Bengali Section We encourage everyone to submit articles typed in 'Google Bangla' which may be accessed through https://www.google.com/intl/bn/inputtools/try/ All fonts are acceptable, we might change the font per our magazine committee's preference.
Children’s Section Please send the 'word file' along with the 'pdf file' for the articles in English and Bengali sections. Word files are needed for editing. Only children’s handwritten Bengali articles will be printed as is, so please make sure that they are written clearly with 2-in margins on both sides. Mark the articles with: a) Writer’s name b) Age c) The title of the article d) Your city of residence.
Children can submit their artworks on any topic, no limits on their creative imagination. 2nd Generation Artworks Inviting ‘2nd Gen’ adults to submit Puja themed artworks (drawing, painting, etc.) for likely use or publication in the Magazine and for Puja communication/flyers. Call for Magazine Cover Artwork The Sharad Arghya team invites you to send your Artwork for the Magazine Cover. Our esteemed panel of judges will make the final selection upon receipt of all. The 1st and 2nd runners-up Artworks will be used as section breaks/separators and will be at the sole discretion of our judges. Please send your entries with the subject line Magazine Cover Artwork to maga...@durgabari.org by August 27, 2023. | |
Mahalaya and Anandamela Mahalaya Puja, along with Mahishasur Mardini, the musical welcoming of Maa Durga to the Earth, will take place on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Please contact Mita Shome at 832-641-4123 if you would like to participate in the Mahishashur Mardini program.
This will be followed by Anandamela, the traditional Bengali food fest to signify the start of Pujas. See the flyer for Anandamela Theme for this year’s festival. | |
Puja Invitation Cards
We will be mailing Puja Invitation cards around the end of July. Those who have moved/changed residences recently, please update your address with the HDBS to be able to receive the invitation cards in mail at the correct address. To update your address, please send an email to trea...@durgabari.org or regist...@durgabari.org with your new address. | |
Questions and Feedback Please direct your questions, feedback and interest in volunteering opportunities to pu...@durgabari.org. We all look forward to our renowned Puja with all the religious rituals, fun, frolic, and cultural extravaganza! HDBS 2023 Puja Committee | |
 |  |
