The sweet smell of incense adds to the charm. The Durgotsava continues for three days and three days and the places are mad with joy and excitement. On the fourth day the immersion ceremony takes place. The images are immersed in the nearest river or tank. After this younger people bow down to their elders who in their turn embrace and bless them.
Friends embrace and greet one another.
On the Vijaya Dashmi day. Durgapuja, over the years, has outgrown its religious connotations to a large extent as people all over the state celebrate it with a gusto that's even shared by the Bengali Hindu living abroad. With feelings come to the consciousness of ourselves as inheritors of century old tradition and practice intermingling with historical ethos. A legacy that will last itself as long as festival exists, an awareness that will persist long after the origins of Durgotsava are drawn in the passage of time. Durgotsava has a special significance for women who look forward to this auspicious occasion to buy sarees and dresses for themselves and their family.