THE DURGAPUJA OF BAIDYOGUPTO BARI OF HATASHURIA
Hatashuria is a village in Bankura district. It is about 15 km from Durgapur.
This puja is about 300 years old. It was started on 11th october in 1771 by Shriman Panchanan Gupto{biswas}of BAIDYAGUPTO FAMILY.
It is said that goddess DURGA came in Panchanan Gupto's dream and said that she was in nearby goshai bagan bauri para but she cannot stay there due to the stingy smell of fish. Further Maa Durga ordered him to worship her in his house.
This is the durga mandir ,Popularly known as BORO CHONDIMALA, where Panchanan Gupto started worshipping maa durga.
The speciality of is puja is its anciency and proper collection of things for puja.
SOSTI
In sosti's night Belli Bron is done with decorating with dak {daker saj}.
SOPTOMI
In Maha Soptomi's morrning the members of Gupta family decorate the idol of maa durga with gold ornaments and weapons, after that the boys of the family takes the Nabapatrika in the palki to a near by pond by singing a song "Amar uma elo go".
AUSTOMI \
In MAHA AUSTOMI 's morning akh {bamboo} balidan is done .
In austomi's night arti is done.
NOBOMI
in nobomi 's night program is done in which children dance, sing etc .
DOSOMI
In dosomi's morning all the members of the family pay homage to godess durga by writing chants on belpata and after that ghot bisorjon is done and after that sindur khala is doneand then lokhi ana is done , in which godess laxmi is taken home from mandir . After that Durga Bisorjon is done.