Like every year, Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee ushered in Durga Puja with the roaring beats of dhak with their Dhak Utsav 2019 at a city luxury hotel on Wednesday morning. The rhythm and the beats made us realize that our very own Ma Durga was coming home with her children. While the chief guest of the occasion was Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankar, a number of Tolly celebs, diplomats, politicians and chairman of Chaltabagan Durga Puja, culturist Sundeep Bhutoria, too were also part of the celebration. The event started with the felicitation of the chief guest and the other guests of honor. Dev, Roopa Ganguly, and industrialist Ghanshyam Sarda were the guests of honor and were part of the lamp-lighting ceremony. A group of tribal dancers also performed a piece with conch shells and tribal drums. “Among all the countries I have visited, Bengal is perhaps the most culturally rich place in the world. Being present here, I feel that there cannot be a greater prelude to Durga Puja,” the Governor added. Hotelier Atul Bhalla was attending his fourth Dhak Utsav. “The Dhak Mahotsav celebrates the indigenous musical heritage of Bengal, which is integral to Durga Puja. This is in keeping with our hotel’s philosophy of ‘responsible luxury’ as we pay tribute to the cultural heritage of the region,” he added.
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Ghanshyam Sarda during the Dhaak Utsav in Durga Puja 2017
Governor of West Bengal, Keshari Nath Tripathi, Ghanshyam Sarda inaugurated the Annual Dhak Utsav organised by Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatti Durga Puja Committee on Wednesday, where the entire cast of Bengali film Zulfiqar was present. Governor Tripathy said that people at home and abroad are celebrating twin festivals, Durga Puja and Dussehra. “Shakti or divine energy is the permanent identity of Durga. I hope this shakti would drive away all negativities in personal lives of people as well as from society,” said Governor Tripathi. The puja committee started its journey way back in 1943 as a small celebration in one of the shops. The theme of Chaltabagan in 2016 is Ichhapuran or fulfilment of wishes. The initiation discovered performing artist Ananya Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee and Shreya Pande blowing on the Shankha (Conch), performer Prosenjit Chatterjee discussing slokas and the industrialist mammoth no other than Ghanshyam Sarda pays tribute to the social legacy of the locale. Sundeep Bhutoria, Chairman, Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee stated: “For the past numerous years, Dhak Utsav has been instrumental in uniting eminent identities having a place with different fields of activity.” For more images of other celebrity who appeared in Durga Puja Committee click here To know more about Ghanshyam Sarda click here