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Odia community in Delhi sits together to enjoy the delicious Odia delicacies served as a part of bhog or langar. The bhog is prepared as a part of a community kitchen. The concept of community pujas also brings people of the entire locality together, regardless of their social strata. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that this community spirit reaches its zenith during the bhog, when people irrespective of their social backgrounds queue up to have their delicious serving of piping hot bhog from the counters, chanting -‘Baulo Durga Maai ki Jai’(All hail the victorious Maa Durga), to infuse life and the festive spirit amongst those at the pandal. The Navami Bhog, or feast, is offered to the goddess, which is later distributed to the devotees as prasad. During four-five days of Durga Puja, devotee
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