Assam Association Bangalore · Since 2024
Durgapatra Abhiyan
Together we feed. Together we celebrate.
Our initiative to serve lunch to the underprivileged during Sree Sree Durga Puja.
What it is
The food offered to the goddess is the food that goes out
Launched at Durga Puja 2024 and inaugurated by a local public representative, Durgapatra Abhiyan serves meals to underprivileged children in Bengaluru during the Puja. It runs every year now. The name is deliberate: the patra is the vessel, and the point is that the same food offered to the goddess is the food that goes out.
During the Puja, bhog is served to underprivileged children from nearby orphanages, alongside the community bhog that every visitor receives.
Who it welcomes
Children from nearby orphanages and underprivileged families, as guests of the Puja.
When
During Sree Sree Durga Puja, 16 – 21 October 2026.
Where
HAL Kalyana Mantapa, near HAL Market, Old Airport Road, Vimanapura.
Since
Launched at Durga Puja 2024, and it has run every year since.
Durgapatra Abhiyan 2025
Our little guests, before Maa
The children who come to the Puja are our guests. They are brought to the main stage, before the idol, so that Devi Maa's blessings are theirs.
After the blessings
From the stage, to the table
Once they have been before Maa, our guests are taken to eat bhog: lunch, served as prasad.
Durgapatra Abhiyan 2025
Smiles at the photo wall
Our little guests visiting the Puja in 2025, in good spirits, with the association’s wings backdrop behind them.
Our guests. They are here to be welcomed at the Puja, not to be pitied. We do not name the children or the homes they come from.
If you or a child in your care appears in a photograph here and you would like it taken down, write to assamassociationblr@gmail.com and it will be removed.
Be part of it
Extend the joy of the festival to those who need it most.
Scan the QR and donate, or pay to the UPI ID beside it. Want to be part of the initiative, or have a question? Call the Puja helpline.
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Contribute any amount, and be part of this celebration.
Come and serve with us.
The Puja runs for six days. Bring your family and take the bhog. To be part of the initiative, or with any question, call +91 72590 15656.