Upcoming Events
Dear BATJ Members,
This year, BATJ Durga Puja will be held in Tokyo on Saturday, October 21st, 2023. It is the actual Saptami Puja day. It will be our 34th year of celebration in Tokyo. You are cordially invited to join in the celebration. A) DATE & TIME: Saturday, October 21st, 2023, 10:30 AM to 8:30 PM. B) PUJA VENUE: Ota City Industrial Plaza (PiO), 4th Floor Convention Hall 1-20-20 Minami Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0035 Nearest station: Keikyu Kamata station on the Keihin Kyuko line. By road: On Route-15 opposite Keikyu Kamata station Access (English) Access (Japanese) Map: See attached (those driving, please try to follow the green color route) Car parking: Paid parking is available in the hall and outside around the hall. C) SCHEDULE: 1. Puja- 11:30 AM 2. Puspanjali & Prasad- 12:30 PM 3. Lunch- 1:00 PM 4. Cultural Program- 3:00 PM 5. Tea- 4:30 PM 6. Arati, Bisarjan & Baran- 4:30 PM 7. Dinner- 7:00 PM (only for Bengali Chanda and paid friends of BATJ Members) 8. Hall Closed- 8:30 PM D) CHANDA PAYMENT & REGISTRATION METHOD: THE LAST DAY FOR PAYMENT & REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH. To join the Puja, you have to first make the Chanda payment by bank transfer to BATJ account. After that, please send a reply to this email informing the name of the remitter and the amount so that it can be checked and confirmed back to you. Please attach a copy of your bank transfer confirmation slip or ATM transfer slip for ease of checking. In your reply email, please also write your full name together with each family member's full name for the sake of REGISTRATION. Please give the following detail in your reply- 1. Your name 2. Your spouse's name 3. Your children's name and age 4. Your visiting parents and in-laws, if any. The names will be checked at the reception desk before entering the hall on Puja day. It will not be possible to participate without prior registration and chanda payment in the bank. The number of people who can enter the hall is limited to 300 and registration will be accepted until this limit is reached. Therefore, joining will be on a First Come basis. E) BATJ MEMBERS BENGALI CHANDA AMOUNT: 1. Bengali Family - Yen 12,000- (one spouse Bengali will be considered as a Bengali family) 2. Bengali Single- Yen 6,000- F) BATJ MEMBER'S NON BENGALI AND JAPANESE FRIENDS CHANDA AMOUNT: BATJ Members can also invite their Non Bengali and Japanese friends to the Puja under following conditions- 1. If the friend will take only prasad & lunch and leave after the cultural program- Yen 1,500 per head 2. If the friend will take both lunch and dinner- Yen 3,000 per head 3. You can register your friend's individual names and make payment for them, OR, you can ask the friend to make their payment and send their registration request by email to BATJ. F) BATJ BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR CHANDA PAYMENT- Those interested to join the Durga Puja, please send an email to batjapan@gmail.com asking for the bank account details and it will be immediately sent to you. G) FOOD ARRANGEMENT: Prasad: Sweets, Fruits etc. served in Bento Boxes with carry bags. Lunch: Warm Kichuri Bhog served on Paper Plates (with mix. Veg Tarkai, Alu Jhuri Bhaja, Papad, Chatni, Laddu) (vegetarian menu only) Tea: Self-service after the Cultural Program Dinner: Served in Bento Boxes (Basanti Pulao, Chicken Kosa, Cholar Dal with Narkol & Gajar Halwa) You can either eat your dinner bento in the hall or take it back home (carry bag will be provided). Special note for dinner- If someone does not strictly eat Chicken, he/she can get a Veg Bento (Koraishutir Kochuri, Alur Dom, Cholar Dal with Narkol & Gajar Halwa). But it must be clearly informed with the person's name in your reply email. H) COVID-19 PROTOCOLS: Nothing specially required at this moment. However, if the Government or Hall Authority will impose any rule in future, that will have to be followed. I) We request you to kindly read all the above points carefully and follow the same. We look forward to seeing you all at the hall on October 21st for a joyful day! Thanks, BATJ Management Team