Festivals during this season being colourful
with the nine nights decked wonderful
keeping Gods and Goddesses on steps nine
all looking gay and painted fine
each step standing for the attitudes
chivalry, kindness and beatitude
with the idols flanked by animals
which symbolise their ride in minimal
followed by vendors ,grocers, and leaders
all displayed to add interest to the onlookers
with the touch of ancient and modern as well
alongside they display parks and temples with bells
befitting the imagination of the one who crafts
and arranges with a thematic concept of art
the traditional celebration with the present coordination
that of science and technology adding to the reverberation
called as G
olu or Dassera in South India
while referred to as Durga pooja in North India
where all in a way people pray and enjoy
while concerts of dance and music go gay
as most temples echo the happiness with a grand grasp
where the Goddess sits on the tiger resembling a clasp
the nine days make the towns and cities a place of devotion
as a teeming crowd visit the temples to witness the invocation
the throng purely immerses itself into the throbbing ecstasy
losing themselves in aesthetic feel and melodious chanting of mantras
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