BADV 2022 Sharad Utsav

Hello Community members,

We can all feel the excitement in the air with the approach of Pujo Season! The time has come to embark on our much awaited 3-day BADV Durga Puja 2022 adventure! We have
set the prices as low as possible, included the extraordinary food, bringing equally extraordinary singers from Kolkata only for you our beloved community members. As always, there will be the added flavor to this adventure of BADV’s own talents in the form of children’s program, dances accompanied by live singing, medley of Bengali and Hindi songs with duets, dance drama and fashion show.

Location

Hockessin Temple (he Hindu Temple of Delawar) – 760 Yorklyn Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707

Puja and Cultural Event
On Saturday 1 st  October: 

9:00AM – 10:00AM – Sashthi Puja (Bodhan and Adhibaas)
10:00AM – 11:30AM – Saptami
11:30AM – 12:45PM – Ashtami
11.30 AM -12.00 PM –Prasad bitoron
12:45PM – 1:15PM – Arati and Pushpanjali
1.30 pm to 2.30 pm – Lunch

Cultural program – 2.30 PM to 6.00 PM
1) 2.30 PM -3.05 PM -Children’s program –
2) 3.05 PM- 3.20PM -Classical dance program
3) 3.20PM- 3.40PM -Proloy Nachon
4) 3.40PM – 4.00PM -Dance drama-O Gonga boicho keno
5) 4.00PM – 5.00PM -Medley song program
6) 5.00 PM-5.15PM -Dashabhuja dance program
7) 5.15 PM- 5.45 PM -Fashion show

6.00 PM to 7.00 PM -Dinner
 
On Sunday 2 nd  October: Nabami, Dashami Puja , Sindur khela, rounding off with a music concert featuring  Rathijit Bhattacharya, the eminent music personality with another great singer Shreya and musician Chiranjeeb Sadhu.  Please see message from Rathijit for our community below.

9:00AM – 9.30AM – Sandhi Puja
9:30AM – 10:30AM – Nabami Puja
10:30AM – 10:45AM – Chandi Path
10:45AM – 11:00AM – Kumari Puja
11:00AM – 11:30AM – Arati and Pushpanjali
11:30AM – 12:00PM – Dashami Kritya
12.00PM – 1.30PM – Sindur khela, Dhunuchi naach
1.30 pm to 2.15 pm – Lunch
2.15 PM – 2.30 PM – emptying the hall and seating again
2.30 pm to 4.30 pm – Concert Rathijit
4.30 pm to 5.00 pm – Dashami misti box distribution

On Friday, 7 th  October: We will enjoy an after-puja bonanza in the form of Zee Bangla Sa re ga ma champion Ankita Bhattacharyya and Saswati Bhattacharyya along with the full musical band, Dipayan Sarkar (bass guitar) ,Sanjib Mandal (lead guitar), Biswanath Das (Octopad), Subrata Das (percussion , others) under the team leader Suvadip Ray. Please see message from Ankita and Group for our community here. 

A glimpse of kamala performance by Ankita.

4.30 PM – 5.30 PM -Gate opens
5.30 PM – 6.00PM – Seating complete
6.00 PM – 8.00PM – Concert Ankita
8.00 PM – 8.30PM – Food box distribution

Food
Saturday bhog   1) Khichuri, 2) labra, 3) naru
Saturday Lunch 1) Fried rice, 2) Dhokar torkari, 3) Dalpuri, 4) aloor dom, 5) chatni, 6) Pranhara sondesh
Youth and children Lunch 1)Pizza, 2) Noodles, 3) juice, 4) Ice cream
Saturday dinner 1) Polau, 2) Paneer torkari, 3) kochuri, 4) Veg chop, 5) kumror chokka, 6) Malpoa
Youth and children dinner 1) Pizza, 2) Macroni cheese, 3) juice, 4) Cookies

Sunday bhog 1) luchi/puri, 2) alor dom, 3) naru
Sunday Lunch 1) Plain rice, 2) Mong daal, 3) Rajokiyo Sukto, 4) kochuri, 5) Potol posto, 6) Rosogolla
Sunday Dashami 1) Osadharon bisesh naru, 2) elo jhelo misti, 3) Nimki
Youth and children lunch 1) Pizza rolls, 2) chowmin, 3) juice, 4) Cookies

7 th Ankita show food 1) Kochuri, 2) cholar daal, 3) veg chop, 4) chanar misti
 
Registration
Here is the price list for members and nonmembers. This is a defining time when nonmembers may decide to be members to avail themselves more benefits which is being offered. We also have considered family engagements and provided maximum discount for adults in a same family (max of 3)

Please hurry to enroll as seats are limited per the Temple rules. Registration means payment. We encourage you to reserve and pay as early as possible. We are also working on the headcount for adults and children to reduce the wastage of food and your funds to a minimum. Payment can be made via website or by check, Payable to “BADV” and send at P.O Box-9787, Newark, DE 19714

Please note that these are unique times. Because of the Temple’s restriction of numbers, it will likely be too late if we wait to reserve on arrival. It will be unfortunate if the accommodation cannot be made at the gate due to space requirements. Please do not wait, and register here.

Membership

Your membership will be effective between October through September. Please click here for membership.

Sponsorship
 Members, please express your loving devotion to Ma Durga with the generosity you
have always shown to sponsor the Durga puja. The list is as follows. The entire BADV
community appreciates your patronage.  to sponsor please click here.

 
Volunteering
Please click here if you are interested