mumbai fast emerging as one of the biggest durga puja events in mumbai the times powai sarvajanin durgotsav drew a full house as the fiveday festival began at shashti on tuesday the host powai bengali welfare association pbwa is celebrating its 12th durga puja at hiranandani gardensa 70ft tableau of goddess durga sits in a replica of the golden pagoda of arunachal pradesh last season we received 11 lakh guests of which 30000 people partook of afternoon bhog this year the numbers will rise says pbwa managing trustee sourav mitra cultural programmes include a dhunuchi dance competitionperformance by popular bangla singer anwesha on ashtami and a book fair that showcases titles by a host of bangla and other writersthe highlight is the revival of the ancient bengali martial art form raibeshe it was a popular ethnic sport 300400 years ago and a few practitioners are left now the artistes we have invited are masters of the raibeshe having performed at prime ministerial functions and in rashtrapati bhavan says mitra rabindranath tagores famous dance drama tasher desh kingdom of cards will also be stages and a performance by bangla rock group chandrabindu is scheduled on navami the mandal will hold ceo power walk talk at ashtami where leading corporates will brainstorm about boosting the pbwas mission swayamsiddha initiative for women empowerment tnn