Overview

• CNBCTV18, Indiatimes, and Times Now publish pre-puja recipes and explainers to help households recreate traditional spreads.
• Reports define bhog as the food first offered to Goddess Durga and then shared by devotees, underscoring its role in community and equality.
• Khichuri is presented as the principal offering of the bhog before being served to participants at pandals and homes.
• Commonly listed dishes include labra, beguni, payesh, sandesh, luchi, cholar dal, and shorshe ilish.
• Features highlight Bengali culinary signatures such as maach-bhaat culture, prized hilsa, mustard oil, and panch phoron, with festival dates reported as September 29 to October 3.