This is the festival of Bengal, though it is celebrated in Assam, Utkal, Bihar and many other states. Today this Puja is also being celebrated across The Seven seas. To view these calcuttayellowpages.com has created a special pujaonline.com for those who wish to see.

In Bengal a weeks public holiday is declared and all none essential industries come to a stop. But essentials and those who have no choice do double or triple duties to compensate for their joyful time with financial advantage. The work force that falls here are taxi Drivers, Bus Drivers, Conductors, Restaurants Staff, the Rickshaw pullers and specially the road corner fast food people. During these few days they make an amount which equals to a month's or a month& half their usual earning. After Dasami they relax to enjoy the Laxmi Puja and the Diwali together with their family with the extra money. 

The Executives and Official usually take advantage of this holiday and away from home they set off to be relief from there daily and monotonous routine life.