Raiganj's 70-Year Basanti Puja: Idols Not Immersed, Unique Tradition Continues

• Udayaman Sangha in Birnagar, Raiganj, celebrates its 70th year of Basanti Puja with a unique tradition.
• Unlike other pujas, the idol is not immersed after Basanti Puja; it remains in the pandal until Durga Puja.
• The Basanti Puja idol is immersed during Durga Puja, and then the worship of Goddess Durga begins.
• Gobinda Roy, a retired NBSTC employee, has been performing daily puja rituals since its inception, assisted by his son Shankar Kumar Roy.
• Other notable Basanti Pujas in Raiganj include a century-old puja at Nitaichandra Roy's house and Udaypur's five-decade-old celebration.