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Kolkata Metro Launches Tourist Smart Cards And Special Services For Durga Puja Rush
Kolkata Metro: Tourist Smart Card holders can enjoy unlimited metro rides for three days for a fixed price of Rs 250 and Rs 550 for five days.
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NDTV Visits Flurys Kolkata To See Special Maa Durga Idol Made With Chocolate For Durga Puja
Flurys has created a figure of Maa Durga out of chocolate. The gorgeous idol is 4.5 feet tall and weighs about 55 kilos.
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No Rain Likely During Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal: Weather Department
With the city geared for the Durga Puja extravaganza from October 20, the Met office on Thursday said the revellers will not be troubled by rain till 'Ashtami' (the eigth day of Navratri) on October 22.
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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
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A First: Kolkata Puja, 190 Years Old, Immerses 'Durga' In Artificial Tank
In a bid to curb pollution, the idol of a 190-year-old Durga Puja was immersed in an artificial tank instead of a water body, setting a new trend among the 'Bonedi Baris' of Kolkata.
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Mahatma Gandhi As Demon In Kolkata Puja? Right Wing Group's Bizarre Reply
Durga Puja, one of the most inclusive festivals of Bengal, saw a kerbside pandal attempting to introduce an incongruous note this year.
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17,000 Police Officials Deployed For Security Amid Durga Puja In Kolkata
Security has been beefed up across Kolkata from Thursday for the Durga Puja festivities as revellers have already started making a beeline for popular pandals, police said.
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Vatican On Kolkata Puja Pandal Hoppers' List This Year. Here's How
The magnificentSt Peter's Basilica in the Vatican has made an appearance in Kolkata, thanks to organisers of a prominent Durga Puja in the city.The Sreebhumi Sporting Club's replicaof the 17th century monumenthas already started drawing crowds
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Kolkata's Bid To Make Durga Puja Global Event After UNESCO Tag
After UNESCO's recognition to Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest cultural event, Kolkata organisers are reaching out to foreign dignitaries and diplomats in the city to promote the festival among their countrymen.
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Mamata Banerjee Asks Kolkata Mayor To Rename Road After Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to rename a road and a park in the city after former president Pranab Mukherjee.
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India Holds Celebrations To Mark Inclusion Of Durga Puja In UNESCO List
India on Saturday held a celebration here to mark the UNESCO tag awarded to Kolkata's Durga puja festival last December, as it reaffirmed its commitment to protect and preserve the rich intangible cultural heritage.
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Laser Lights Show At Kolkata's 'Burj Khalifa' Stopped. Here's Why
A laser light show at a Kolkata Durga Puja pandal modelled on Dubai's Burj Khalifa was stopped today after the pandal started drawing huge crowds.
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Durga In No Man's Land: Kolkata Pandal Highlights NRC, Migrant Crisis
A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, highlights the plight of those excluded from the National Register of Citizens.
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This Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Relives Cyclone Amphan Horror. See Pics
Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.
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Durga Puja 2020: Giant Screens, Online Darshan Among Kolkata's Puja Plans
Durga Puja organizers - particularly the big ones - are planning to install giant screens near the puja pandals for people to see the deity of Goddess Durga. Many puja committees have already made arrangements and welcomed the court decision. They said the arrangements for 'anjali' and 'sandhi puja' will be tweaked adhering to court orders.
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Kolkata Metro Launches Tourist Smart Cards And Special Services For Durga Puja Rush
Kolkata Metro: Tourist Smart Card holders can enjoy unlimited metro rides for three days for a fixed price of Rs 250 and Rs 550 for five days.
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NDTV Visits Flurys Kolkata To See Special Maa Durga Idol Made With Chocolate For Durga Puja
Flurys has created a figure of Maa Durga out of chocolate. The gorgeous idol is 4.5 feet tall and weighs about 55 kilos.
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No Rain Likely During Durga Puja Festivities In Bengal: Weather Department
With the city geared for the Durga Puja extravaganza from October 20, the Met office on Thursday said the revellers will not be troubled by rain till 'Ashtami' (the eigth day of Navratri) on October 22.
-
Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
-
A First: Kolkata Puja, 190 Years Old, Immerses 'Durga' In Artificial Tank
In a bid to curb pollution, the idol of a 190-year-old Durga Puja was immersed in an artificial tank instead of a water body, setting a new trend among the 'Bonedi Baris' of Kolkata.
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Mahatma Gandhi As Demon In Kolkata Puja? Right Wing Group's Bizarre Reply
Durga Puja, one of the most inclusive festivals of Bengal, saw a kerbside pandal attempting to introduce an incongruous note this year.
-
17,000 Police Officials Deployed For Security Amid Durga Puja In Kolkata
Security has been beefed up across Kolkata from Thursday for the Durga Puja festivities as revellers have already started making a beeline for popular pandals, police said.
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Vatican On Kolkata Puja Pandal Hoppers' List This Year. Here's How
The magnificentSt Peter's Basilica in the Vatican has made an appearance in Kolkata, thanks to organisers of a prominent Durga Puja in the city.The Sreebhumi Sporting Club's replicaof the 17th century monumenthas already started drawing crowds
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Kolkata's Bid To Make Durga Puja Global Event After UNESCO Tag
After UNESCO's recognition to Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest cultural event, Kolkata organisers are reaching out to foreign dignitaries and diplomats in the city to promote the festival among their countrymen.
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Mamata Banerjee Asks Kolkata Mayor To Rename Road After Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to rename a road and a park in the city after former president Pranab Mukherjee.
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India Holds Celebrations To Mark Inclusion Of Durga Puja In UNESCO List
India on Saturday held a celebration here to mark the UNESCO tag awarded to Kolkata's Durga puja festival last December, as it reaffirmed its commitment to protect and preserve the rich intangible cultural heritage.
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Laser Lights Show At Kolkata's 'Burj Khalifa' Stopped. Here's Why
A laser light show at a Kolkata Durga Puja pandal modelled on Dubai's Burj Khalifa was stopped today after the pandal started drawing huge crowds.
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Durga In No Man's Land: Kolkata Pandal Highlights NRC, Migrant Crisis
A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, highlights the plight of those excluded from the National Register of Citizens.
-
This Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Relives Cyclone Amphan Horror. See Pics
Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.
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Durga Puja 2020: Giant Screens, Online Darshan Among Kolkata's Puja Plans
Durga Puja organizers - particularly the big ones - are planning to install giant screens near the puja pandals for people to see the deity of Goddess Durga. Many puja committees have already made arrangements and welcomed the court decision. They said the arrangements for 'anjali' and 'sandhi puja' will be tweaked adhering to court orders.
