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Orphaned girls worshipped as goddesses in Jalpaiguri Kumari Puja
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News18•20-10-2026, 16:14
Orphaned girls worshipped as goddesses in Jalpaiguri Kumari Puja
- •A special Kumari Puja was organized at the Old Police Line Durga Utsav marquee in Jalpaiguri on Mahanavami.
- •Three resident girls from the local Anubhav Home were worshipped as goddesses and a young boy as Bhairava.
- •New clothes and gift items were presented to the children of the shelter home after the rituals.
- •The heartwarming initiative aimed to bring smiles to helpless children and spread a powerful social message of respect and love.
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Three resident girls from the local "Anubhav Home" were worshipped as goddesses during the Kumari Puja held at the Old Police Line Durga Utsav marquee in Jalpaiguri on Mahanavami morning.
After the completion of the Kumari Puja, the organizers presented new clothes and various decorative items as gifts to the children of the home.
According to Debasree Roy, the coordinator of Anubhav Home, police rescue these children in helpless conditions at various times and send them to the home to grow up if their families or parents cannot be traced.
