Vijay Dashmi

Vijay Dashmi it is coming after Durga puja, where everybody going to take blessings and offering sweets to each-other and this is going on till one week and after one week we are celebereting the Luxmi puja, which is celebereting among the bengali association. This day we are worshiping to Godess Luxmi in the evening time after sunset, we are making nice rangoli with lots of clours. In Bengal, the floor painting is called 'Alpana'. The white designs known as Alpana are found on the patio, floors and walls and on large pots and vessels. Rice, the staple food of Bengal, is the medium used in Alpana and the motifs are created mainly by women. The technique of painting using the white flour is referred as gunrichitra or dhulichitra. The designs are quite similar to the kolams or rangoli in South India non-parboiled form of rice, is used to make the powder. The short-grained variety of ‘Atap’ is the widely used one. The rice is soaked in water to soften for 5 to 6 hours and it is then dried. The rice is then ground to a fine powder. This powder is used in Alpana. One of the common methods of drawing Alpans is by creating a paste from the rice powder. The rice powder is mixed with water to create a thick paste. A small piece of paper or cloth is folded to form a wick and is dipped in the rice paste to draw various designs. Occasionally, colored dyes are also added to the white paste. Offering flowers and sweets to god as a prasad and after worrshiping we distribute the parasad among the family and friends.