Durga Puja was conducted for five days last week in an authentic way as it is celebrated in India. It was celebrated in collaboration with Paschimi, a cultural organization in Silicon Valley composed of mainly Bengali Indian-Americans from Northern California that organizes Indian cultural and religious events.

"This is the first time Sunnyvale Temple is organizing a separate Durga Puja - because of the community involvement," temple founding board member Raj Bhanot told the Seattle-based PlanetGuru weekly.

The Durga idol was tallest in North America, according to the organizers. The idol was brought from Kumartuli, Kolkata. The priests specially brought for the occasion were Pandit H.K Bhattacharya from Kolkata and Pandit A.K Ganguly from New Jersey.