New York Puja Association’s Board of Director Biswajit Chakraborty said The New York Puja Association (NYPA) is a non-profit social and cultural association that has been serving the greater NYC area for the last 27 years. This year NYPA hosted their 25th annual Durga Puja Celebration September 30th - October 2nd in Queens after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The community had a chance to meet and honor two very special guests on Saturday – NewYork City Mayor Eric L Adams along with Deputy Commissioner Dilip Chauhan. “Their presence and support boosted moral within our South Asian community. We left the weekend festivities with renewed inspiration and hope to continue to serve NYC in whatever way possible for years to come.”

On Sunday, Mayor took to Twitter and posted a few images from the event and wrote, “Durga Puja celebrates the triumph of good over evil. That's something we can all appreciate in these challenging times. What a joy and honor to join our city's Bengali Hindu community in Queens tonight”.

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1. Mayor Eric Adams welcome with Rose Petals ( Photo Courtesy @NYCMayor Twitter) 2. Mayor Eric Adams and Deputy Commissioner Dilip Chauhan Enjoying Program (Photo Courtesy @NYCMayor Twitter) 3. New York Puja Association’s Board of Directors with NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Deputy Commissioner Dilip Chauhan (Photo Courtesy @NYCMayor Twitter) 4. Biswajit Chakraborty, Dr. Priyam Chakraborty with NYC Mayor Eric Adams (Pic NYPuja) 5. NYC Mayor Eric Adams addressing Participants of Durga Puja Celebration. ( Pic- NY Puja)