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Durga Puja in Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতার দুর্গাপূজা) is an annual festival celebrated magnificently marking the worship of the Hindu mother goddess Durga. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This festival is the biggest festival in Kolkata , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal .
Traditional Durga [1] A Durga puja pandal Characteristic neon light images glow as late night revellers throng the streets of Kolkata during Durga Puja. Durga Puja, held in September–October, is the biggest and most important festival of West Bengal as well as of Kolkata. It marks the victory of ten-armed goddess Durga over the buffalo demon ...
In 2019, Kolkata's Durga Puja was nominated by the Indian government for the 2020 UNESCO Representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. [156] [157] Durga Puja also stands to be politically and economically significant. The committees organising Durga Puja in Kolkata have close links to politicians. [113]
"Asian Paints Sharad Shamman" was started in 1985 as a means for awarding the best decorated puja pandal during Durga Puja in Kolkata.Sharad means "Autumn (as the festival takes place at that season)" and Shamman means "Award/Respect", and was sponsored by Asian Paints, hence the name Asian Paints Sharad Shamman.
Temporary pandals being thatched in Kolkata. In Hinduism, a pandal is a temporary structure set up to usually venerate the god and goddess such as Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna during Krishna Janmasthami or the Goddess Durga during Durga Puja, known as puja pandal. [clarification needed these are only 2 examples] Pandals are also ...
From 2017, this puja participates in the annual immersion carnival organised by Government of West Bengal on the iconic Red Road in the city of Kolkata. [1] Over a million people visit this Pandal daily during the Durga Puja festival. [2] In 2015, the Bullygunge Cultural Association entered 65 years.
Every year, the Kolkata-based celebrities including the Tollywood actresses engage in Sindur Khela at the Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatty puja pandal in north central Kolkata. [14] Sindur Khela is a colourful, vibrant and spectacular ritual and so it has been the focus of Indian films. [8]
Andul Dutta Chaudhury Durga Puja 1988 The Durga Idol of the Shobhabazar Rajbar. Nabakrishna Deb started the Durga Puja in Shobhabazar Rajbari in 1757. He set a pattern for the puja, which became a fashion and status symbol among the upcoming merchant class of Kolkata. The number of Englishmen attending the family Durga Puja became an index of ...