Maddox Square puja, the eternal rendezvous

If you’re linked in, you may have a half-chance. If not, have no fear. Just tread to Maddox Square on the puja days. There is a fair chance you’ll come across your old pal.

If luck is not in favor, you may meet the pal of your pal or someone who happens to know where your once-upon-a time next-door sweetheart lives. Maddox Square livens up the true spirit of stocktaking whether 2 years or 2 decades old with equal élan.

To me the Maddox Square puja represents another tradition. It’s perhaps the only puja where you still get to see kuchir kaaj – repetitive small folds of decorating cloth made into nice designs – on the inside. This famous Bengali handiwork is today largely forgotten in favor of pre-made decorative panels.