Representative image Durga Puja is just around the corner and Bengalis around the world are gearing up to celebrate the annual festival. Kolkata is being decked up for the grand carnival. In 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared Durga Puja as
Durga Pujo of Ghoshal Bari, Konnagar, Hooghly Durga Puja in Bengal, the cultural capital of India, is not merely a religious festival; it is a grand spectacle that engulfs the city in an aura of fervour and celebration. This annual event, dedicated to Goddess Durga and
Ma Durga's arrival on Earth heralds a season of festivities like no other in West Bengal and adjoining states in eastern India. Food takes precedence in homes and streets and is one of the best ways to experience this annual festival. Today we will share
Durga Puja is the largest festival in West Bengal, and one of the largest in India. But this simple sentence says nothing. As a visitor to our beautiful state, or even as a resident, unless you have been on a ‘Puja Parikrama’, or tour of Durga
Theme: "Sorbojoner Durgapujo", Purbachal Shakti Sangha, Kolkata In the city of Kolkata, Durga Puja has always been more than just the worship of the goddess Durga and the metaphoric celebration of good over evil that she represents. Right from the 18th century, there was an element
Pata Durga People nowadays have almost forgotten about the existence of ‘Pata Durga’, one of the earliest art forms that celebrated Maa Durga. Worshipping ‘patas’ with figurines of Maa Durga drawn upon those, was popular almost in every part of Bengal. The bright earthen colours of
Deulghata Durga Puja, Purulia Purulia is famous for many things such as the Chau dance, the Masks of Charida village which are used in the martial dance of Chau, its rich biodiversity, and so on. Along with all this, it is also distinguished for hosting the
Tandon Bari of Jorasanko as a theatre stage Walking down the lanes of Kolkata is like a treasure hunt which leads to age-old architectural beauties. Along the lanes of Jorasanko, still stand some of the architectural jewels, far from the hawk eyes of developers. They have
Legendary artist/author Benode Behari Mukherjee Legendary artist/author Benode Behari Mukherjee (7 February 1904–11 November 1980) emphasized in one of his essays, that the sense of intuition is what truly allows an artist to understand an object by contemplation instead of observation. On September 24, Kolkatans woke up
Shantipur is a small, quaint, sleepy town in Nadia district of West Bengal. It’s a city steeped in tradition, famous for Ras Utsav and Dol Utsav, both linked to the cult of Lord Krishna. But it is equally famous for its Kali Puja and of