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Bengalees celebrate Bijoya Dasami with delicious food items across Tripura : Hilsa prices shoot up to Rs. 1000 / 1500
TIWN Sep 30, 2017
Bengalees celebrate Bijoya Dasami with delicious food items across Tripura : Hilsa prices shoot up to Rs. 1000 / 1500
PHOTO : Shopkeepers at Battala selling Hilsa Fishes. TIWN Pic Sep 30

AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): In compare to the previous years, Hilsa price is less this year but if the price is compared on Dasami-day with the price of 3 / 4 days back it has raised double. This year Hilsa fish’s price had been down before a month across Tripura and West Bengal. In Tripura Hilsas were sold even at Rs. 300/- and at West Bengal it downed at Rs. 200/- but when it comes about Dasami time, it’s the high time for business as Bengali foodies have no other option in their minds apart from Hilsa or Pabda fish. However, the Hilsa fish price has been remained between Rs. 800 to Rs. 1500 in Tripura on Dasami. After 3 days of Vegetable foods on Saptami, Astami and Nabmi public have rushed to meat / fish markets on the occasion of Dasami. At Agartala’s Battala meat market the price went high on the occasion of Dasami, whereas across the state the situation of meat markets were more or less same.

Dasami is known as ‘Bengali’s food day’ just like Pohela Baishak. Demand was also high for Hilsa fish across the towns. 

Underscoring the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people from all walks of life partook sumptuous community feasts at marquees and visited friends and relatives on Saturday celebrating Vijaya Dasami- the fourth and penultimate day of Durga Puja in West Bengal.

Men, mostly donning the festive attire of kurta and pyjama, and women, resplendent in bright saris, greeted friends, relatives and other acquaintances, clicked selfies and idled away time with banter and fun, soaking in the infectious carnival spirit.

As per Hindu mythology, Goddess Durga killed Chando and Mundo -- two 'asuras' (demons) at the confluence (Sandhi) of the two days. The Goddess was worshipped as the undefeated - and offered her favourite food items.

Many looked desperate, trying to visit as many community puja marquees as possible on Navami night, with the festival slated to come to an end on Saturday with the immersion of the idols on Vijaya Dashami.

According to Bengali tradition, Durga Puja begins with the symbolic arrival of Goddess Durga on Earth along with her sons Kartik and Ganesha and daughters Saraswati and Laxmi on Sashthi and ends on Dashami, celebrated across the country as Dussehra.

Traditionally, idols of Goddess Durga depict her as slaying demon Mahishasur. She is shown astride a lion and wielding an array of weapons in her 10 arms.

 
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