We volunteer and make it a success here.”Started in 1935, the Durga Puja at the New Delhi Kali Bari is one of the oldest in the Capital. ‘Moved into hotels’Meanwhile, at the Arambaag Puja Samiti near R K Ashram Marg, volunteers said that despite having moved out of the locality, they are still involved with the puja that they started. The members said that the puja, in its 29th year, was started by 30 families and later expanded to nearly 100 families. Members of Delhi Durga Puja Charitable and Cultural Samiti at Kashmere Gate said it is a matter of huge pride for them that theirs is the oldest puja in the Capital, having started in 1910. “Being the oldest puja in Delhi, we are careful about maintaining age-old traditions,” said Samarendra Bose, former president of the association.

Source: The Hindu September 26, 2017 20:15 UTC