Barir Pujos to stick to centuries-old tradition, will have fish for bhog

KOLKATA: Bengal‘s historic bonedi families remain committed to preserving their centuries-old customs following the controversy sparked by Bageshwar Baba, who called for a boycott of people who consume non-vegetarian food during Navrarti. Rather than engaging in external debates, these households, including Sabarna Roy Chowdhury’s descendants and one wing of Sovabazar Rajbari, view their long-standing rituals — such as offering non-vegetarian bhog — as an inherent expression of their ancestral heritage and family faith.For these custodian families, continuing these practices is simply a matter of honuoring their legacy-driven traditions that have defined their family worship for hundreds of years. Tanmoy Roy Chowdhury, secretary of the management committee for the Borobari Durga Puja of the Sabarna Roy Chowdhury family, said the tradition of offering non-vegetarian bhog spans 300 years. “A part of our family also offers the Atchala puja which is 400 years old.