Cincinnati Durga Puja :: the final countdown !

This weekend is turning out to be an extremely hectic one as all the teams work towards putting their final act together for the big event next weekend !

The decoration team is putting their finishing touches to the artwork that will add  to our tasteful decorations conceptualized by Sukirti & Nilesh last year. When art meets science & engineering, the outcomes are truly impressive !

The Udbodhoni Gaan-er team got together to do one final rehearsal of their taal-loy-matraa  and the final presentation promises to be mesmerizing for the audience.

This time we have also invested in top-of-the-line audio equipment and our sound-engineer by passion - Kaushik, did one final run through of all the setups. With wireless mics and lapels, sound boxes and mixers, amplifiers and delay speakers, we are looking forward to some great auditory experiences... may even end up in extending our services to other non-profit organizations in the area once Kaushik trains up a few more sound engineers :-)

The Juta Aabishkaar team of CCI kids did their final dress rehearsal and as usual there was a lot of kolahol & kolorob that was aptly quietened by the lip-smacking dishes quickly laid out by the wonderful hostesses. 

All the food team volunteers also got busy preparing wonderful home-made food that will be served during the event....one of the many advantages of organizing and celebrating a parar pujo. 

উচ্ছে, বেগুন, পটল, মুলো
রাত জেগে সব কাটা হল;
বংশীবদন, মদন ছাড়াই
মশলা ভাজে, শুকনো কড়াই;
Enthu যে সব দেখার মতন
পণ করেছে, করবে যতন;
বাড়ির পুজোর ব্যাপার কিনা
সবাই আপন, সবাই চেনা;
পুজোর শুরু শুক্র রাতে
সপ্তাহান্তে সবাই মাতে;
ভুড়ি-ভোজের আয়োজনে
বাঙ্গালিয়ানার বুঝবে মানে;
বাড়ির করা রান্না পাবে
এসো, নইলে miss হয়ে যাবে।

And thus begins the final countdown to your pujo, our pujo, amader parar pujo !