3 Separate incidents
The festival of Durga Puja commemorates the goddess Durga’s triumph over the demon ruler Mahishasura. It starts on the same day as Navratri, a nine-night festival celebrated as the divine feminine in several northern and western states (shakti).
What do you do to honor Durga Puja?
Crowds of people attend the pandals during the puja, and smaller groups attend family pujas to observe the festivities. The sculptural idols are ritually immersed into rivers or other bodies of water on the final day after being transported in immersion processions throughout Bengal.
An act of Visarjan?
The idol is submerged by those who worship Goddess Durga for nine days. It is carried out at the proper time, either during Pratahkala or Aparahna period when Dashami Tithi is in effect.
An annual Hindu celebration honoring Goddess Durga is called Durga Puja.
Why do we submerge the Durga statue?
The festival comes to an end on the tenth day (Vijaya Dashami), when followers lead a procession of worshipped clay sculpture idols to a river or other body of water and submerge them there as a representation of the goddess’ return to the divine cosmos and to her marital residence with Shiva in Kailash.
Incident during immersion
A 15-year-old kid and two teenagers, ages 19 and 22, died during the immersion of a Durga idol in the Yamuna river in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. According to sources quoted by the news agency ANI, no one was discovered during the rescue effort that was conducted till late in the day.
A similar terrible incident took place on Wednesday in the Rajasthani district of Ajmer, where six people perished in a rain-soaked ditch while taking part in the immersion of a Goddess Durga idol. News outlets stated that all six bodies were found during a rescue effort and would be given to family members following an autopsy. Chuna Ram Jat, the superintendent of police in Ajmer, told PTI that residents frequently immerse idols in the ditch where the incident took place. The dead believed it to be a little ditch.
and descended, but the water was deep, so they all perished,” he reported.
Bengal incident
Following flash floods that occurred along the Mal River during the Goddess Durga idol visarjan in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, seven persons were killed, and several others were reported missing. Around 9.15 p.m., when many devotees had gathered on the banks, the occurrence took place. “We saved about 60 people, 15 of whom were sent to the hospital. Five more deaths were discovered after the initial two were, according to Jalpaiguri district magistrate Moumita Godara Basu, who spoke to the local media at around 11 p.m.
Rajasthan incident
On Wednesday, six people perished in a rain-soaked ditch while taking part in the immersion of a Goddess Durga idol in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district. Following an examination, the six remains that were found during a rescue effort will be given to their families, according to news reports.
During the Ganesh visarjan on September 9, reports of similar events also surfaced. Eight individuals perished in Haryana, and Maharashtra as a whole lost at least 20 lives.
“the water current was really strong and several individuals have swept away.” according to The Times of India. “Around a hundred people were present when the tragedy happened. They are still missing in number.
Compensation
Eyewitnesses reported that no rescue teams were on the scene when the disaster occurred. They described seeing people struggling against the river current and some clinging to other people to prevent themselves from drowning.
While announcing compensation for the relatives of the deceased of Rs 200,000 (£2,169) and Rs 50,000 (Rs. 50,000), Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his sympathies.
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