By Lucy Clark »
HUNDREDS of worshippers descended on Southampton today for the first cultural celebration of its kind in the city.
A festival of Bengali dancing, music and food was staged at the Southampton Hindu Temple, bringing in worshippers from across Hampshire and neighbouring counties.
The Durga Puja - the biggest festival in the Bengali Hindu calendar - was attended by about 400 people.
Locals have previously travelled to London to take part in the annual celebrations honouring the Hindu goddess Durga and her triumph over evil.
The three-day event has been hailed a success and organisers, who come from the Bengal region in the east of India, hope to repeat it next year. source: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk
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