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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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Chandrayaan-3 To Be Replicated In Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal
Chandrayaan-3 will come down to a Durga Puja marquee in Kolkata, as its organisers will replicate India's successful moon mission to enthrall pandal hoppers.
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Chandrayaan-3, Anti-Ragging Among Kolkata Durga Puja Themes This Year
As the whole country continues to celebrate Chandrayaan-3's success, a Durga puja committee in Kolkata has decided to design its pandal modelled on lander Vikram which touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23.
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Bengal Ends Durga Puja With Grand Carnival On Kolkata's Iconic Red Road
West Bengal and Kolkata bid Goddess Durga goodbye with a grand carnival attended by dignitaries and foreign delegates along with tourists attending the Durga Puja this time.
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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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Durga Puja Pandal By Kolkata BJP Leader Recalls Bengal Post-Poll Violence
Violence that rocked West Bengal following last year's assembly elections is the theme of a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata with the Goddess shown as the mother of a dead child.
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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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Sonu Sood Is Inspiration Behind This Kolkata Durga Pandal. His Reaction
Actor Sonu Sood, who had helped the flood victims of the Cyclone Yaas affected residents of the Sundarbans, has been included in a Durga Puja pandal of Kolkata's Kestopur Prafulla Kanan Durga Puja Committee.
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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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'We're Farmers, Not Terrorists': Farm Law Stir, UP Violence In Kolkata Pandal
A local club in north Kolkata is celebrating the Durga Puja by honouring the struggle of farmers protesting against the farm laws for nearly a year while criticising the violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri that left eight dead, including four farmers.
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Vaccination Must For Priests, "Dhakis" In Kolkata Housing Society Durga Pujas
Large housing complexes of Kolkata are gearing up to organise Durga Puja this year, albeit in a low-key manner amid Covid pandemic, making vaccination compulsory for priests, "dhakis" (drummers) and everyone associated with the festival.
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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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Bengal Puja Pandals No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta High Court
The Durga Puja pandals will be no-entry zones for visitors, the Calcutta High Court said today with only three days to go before Bengal's biggest festival. Only organisers will be allowed inside the pandals, the court said, limiting the number to 25 for big pandals and 15 for the smaller ones in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Durga Puja: How Bengal Is Celebrating The 5-Day Durgotsava
Durga Puja: It is believed that during Durga Puja, Goddess Durga, accompanied by her four children - Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati - descends on earth every year to visit her parents and to fight evil.
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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.
-
Chandrayaan-3 To Be Replicated In Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal
Chandrayaan-3 will come down to a Durga Puja marquee in Kolkata, as its organisers will replicate India's successful moon mission to enthrall pandal hoppers.
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Chandrayaan-3, Anti-Ragging Among Kolkata Durga Puja Themes This Year
As the whole country continues to celebrate Chandrayaan-3's success, a Durga puja committee in Kolkata has decided to design its pandal modelled on lander Vikram which touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23.
-
Bengal Ends Durga Puja With Grand Carnival On Kolkata's Iconic Red Road
West Bengal and Kolkata bid Goddess Durga goodbye with a grand carnival attended by dignitaries and foreign delegates along with tourists attending the Durga Puja this time.
-
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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Durga Puja Pandal By Kolkata BJP Leader Recalls Bengal Post-Poll Violence
Violence that rocked West Bengal following last year's assembly elections is the theme of a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata with the Goddess shown as the mother of a dead child.
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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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Sonu Sood Is Inspiration Behind This Kolkata Durga Pandal. His Reaction
Actor Sonu Sood, who had helped the flood victims of the Cyclone Yaas affected residents of the Sundarbans, has been included in a Durga Puja pandal of Kolkata's Kestopur Prafulla Kanan Durga Puja Committee.
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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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'We're Farmers, Not Terrorists': Farm Law Stir, UP Violence In Kolkata Pandal
A local club in north Kolkata is celebrating the Durga Puja by honouring the struggle of farmers protesting against the farm laws for nearly a year while criticising the violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri that left eight dead, including four farmers.
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Vaccination Must For Priests, "Dhakis" In Kolkata Housing Society Durga Pujas
Large housing complexes of Kolkata are gearing up to organise Durga Puja this year, albeit in a low-key manner amid Covid pandemic, making vaccination compulsory for priests, "dhakis" (drummers) and everyone associated with the festival.
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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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Bengal Puja Pandals No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta High Court
The Durga Puja pandals will be no-entry zones for visitors, the Calcutta High Court said today with only three days to go before Bengal's biggest festival. Only organisers will be allowed inside the pandals, the court said, limiting the number to 25 for big pandals and 15 for the smaller ones in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Durga Puja: How Bengal Is Celebrating The 5-Day Durgotsava
Durga Puja: It is believed that during Durga Puja, Goddess Durga, accompanied by her four children - Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati - descends on earth every year to visit her parents and to fight evil.
