Durga puja celebrations at Ranchi in 2017

Durga puja celebrations at Ranchi

Durga puja celebrations at Ranchi 

The pandal is simple. The lighting is not ostentatious. Yet this puja in Dhurwa area of Ranchi is special because it is organised only by women. And it has been so since 1978.

Urmila Dhengra, a member of Nari Samiti, which is behind the puja, said: “We wanted to do something on our own. So we formed a committee. We decided to celebrate Durga puja and that’s how it all began.”

The scale of the puja is a reflection of the economic hardships faced by, for many years the mascot of the city. “Earlier, we used to have a huge idol. But the decline in  condition changed all that mean fully support ladies. 


Head of the organising committee Sabita Rai said: “We used to organise cultural programmes. We are organising  a aarti competition. We are fortunate enough to get the support of the people. Without them, we could not have been able to continue.”

The men fully support the ladies in their efforts.  “This kind of puja is unique. Organising a Durga puja needs real hard work. These women must be congratulated for their efforts. We stay away from their affairs but whenever they need any help, we readily pitch in.”

From going around houses for subscriptions to planning the puja and executing it, the women do everything.

“We do not stress much on the construction of pandals. We organise the puja in a simple way. Apart from the priest, there is no male member in the puja. The committee consists of over 70 women and the number keeps on increasing,

And there were many people who help each other and they make community in durga puja and contribute money to make panda and make the idol of Maa durga.

And they make pandal which safe for our environment and surrounding which help to protect form global warming

Durga puja celebrations at Ranchi 

Top 10 places where durga puja is celebrated in Ranchi

1.  OCC Club Bangla school
2.  R R Sporting club rat road
3.  Bhartiya Navyuvak Sangh Bakri Bazar
4.  Satya Amar Lok Harmu
5.  Geetanjali Club Morabadi
6.  Rajasthan Mitra Mandal Seva Sadan
7.  Railway Durga Puja Samiti, Station Road
8.  Sangram Club Kutchery
9.  Satellite Colony
10. Bandhgadi Durga Puja Samiti