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Pandal hopper speaks to Wildfilmsindia about spending Durga Puja in Chittranjan Park, Delhi. She says, "Subho Maha Ashtami, so I have studied here like I did my graduation from Deshbandhu which also made me attend a lot of Durga Puja since I started my graduation. I had a lot of friends who were Bengali so they used to fetch us to the Pujo every year. Before we all knew it became like a tradition that we followed every year, that we would go and do pandal hopping. But what really drives me is the energy and the positivity that just surrounds this whole festive spirit. Because it's not every day that you smell the fragrance of dhunuch and you hear the music of dhak. So these 8 days that are dedicated to Durga, somehow everything becomes extremely positive that you want to go for the celebra
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