Durga bari, Ashok Vihar |
Location Ashok Vihar Durga Bari Seva Sansthan Organised By Chairman
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This is a famous Durga Puja in north Delhi. In 1979 the residents of Ashok Vihar took the initiative to start this puja in the compound of a local corporation school. Today it's popular as Durga Bari, Ashok Vihar. |
The puja committee also organises Kali, Saraswati and Jagaddhatri Puja. The last one in particular is only held here in entire north Delhi. |
To add flavor to these celebrations, the Mahila Samiti organises a variety of cultural programmes that attract a strong crowd from the neighbouring localities including Shalimar Bagh, Model Town, Rohini, and Pritam Pura. |