No cultural event can ever be completed without the sumptuous food. An aroma synonymous with the Durga Puja is that of mouth-watering traditional Bengali cuisines.
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This year the Christchurch Bengali Community are holding their annual Durga Puja at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre on Saturday 8 October from 9am onwards.
Christchurch Photo Hunt
Christchurch City Libraries is holding its annual Photo Hunt from 1 October to 31 October. The theme for this year is Our Stories: Milestones and Moments.
How to enter:
- Submit your photos online;
- Take your photo to your local library and we will scan it and return it to you;
- Upload directly to the Discovery Wall during October.
Prizes
Be in to win:
- $100 Riverside Market vouchers for the overall winner
- $50 Riverside Market vouchers for the People category winner
- $50 Riverside Market vouchers for the Places category winner
Previous Photo Hunt entries can be seen on:
- The Discovery Wall in Tūranga,
- The mobile Discovery Wall
- The website discoverywall.nz
- canterburystories.nz
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