Source: http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5361:durga-festival-in-kampala&catid=42:entertainment&Itemid=74
UGANDA, October 4, 2004: On Sunday, September 27, Uganda’s Indian community concluded four days of festivities in honor of the Goddess Durga. Symbolising strength, femininity and motherhood, the eight-armed, trident-wielding Durga triumphs over evil and is one of Hinduism’s most popular Goddesses.
She is especially revered by millions of Bengalis from Eastern India, who comprise many of Uganda’s Hindus. This is the second year that Uganda’s small Bengali community has organized the festivities in Kampala, at the Indian Association grounds on Nakasero Lane.
The statue of the Goddess, created by Bengali artisans, was freighted in from Calcutta, India, as was a Hindu priest who recited prayers in Sanskrit. As per Hindu tradition, She was later immersed in water (Lake Victoria at Munyonyo) symbolizing the Deity’s return to the elements and primeval consciousness.