Kolkata Durga Puja

Durga Puja 2018: 8 Bengali Delicacies You Have To Try This Durga Puja

Food | Sushmita Sengupta | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Durga Puja 2018: Festive bingeing has been an intrinsic part of Durga Puja celebrations since time immemorial. Here are some of the special bengali treats we are especially looking forward to this year:

Two Durga Puja Pandals Recreate Padmaavat's Chittorgarh Fort

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 15, 2018

The Chittorgarh fort as seen in Padmaavat's was recreated by two Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata.

This Durga Puja Pandal In Kolkata Brings Alive A Piece Of China

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 14, 2018

A piece of China has come alive in Kolkata with Durga Puja organizers in the Salt Lake area setting up a Yunnan-themed pandal, replete with dragon motifs, lanterns and a replica of Hulu (Chinese bottle gourd).

Kolkata Takes A Waste Management Test Before Durga Puja Festivities

Kolkata News | Written by Sagnik Sinha | Friday September 21, 2018

As a part of Banega Swachh India campaign, Garbage Free India along with other stake holders are creating awareness among people in Kolkata on proper waste management. This one month long awareness drive, that is set to end before Durga Puja, will target the shoppers who will head to malls before Bengal's biggest festival.

Mamata Banerjee Announces Rs 28 Crore Grant For Durga Puja Organisers

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday September 11, 2018

In a very generous first, 28,000 Durga Puja committees across Bengal will get a grant of Rs 10,000 each this festive season "for community development programmes," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

Durga Puja In Kolkata Concludes Peacefully With Immersion Of Idols

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 30, 2017

The five-day Durga Puja festivities came to an end today with the immersion of idols passing off peacefully.

West Bengal To Issue Passes To Tourists For Pandal Hopping During Durga Puja

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

The West Bengal government for the first time has come up with special passes for tourists so that they can visit all Durga Puja pandals in and around the city. The state tourism department has issued the 'Sharodotsav 2017 special guest passes' for the Pujas and the Red Road carnival on October three, a tourism department official said today

'Slit My Throat,' Defiant Mamata Banerjee Says After Court Rap: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 21, 2017

"Slit my throat but no one tells me what to do," a defiant Mamata Banerjee declared today after a court said her government in Bengal cannot ban the immersion of Durga idols on Muharram and cancelled the unusual restrictions that she had ordered on grounds that there could be trouble. "You are exercising extreme power without any basis," the Calcut...

North Kolkata's Old 'Barowaari' Durga Pujas Are Now Turning To Theme

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

Unable to buck the trend, some old 'barowari' Durga pujas of north Kolkata, are turning to theme this year.

West Bengal Eases Restrictions On Durga Idol Immersions, Informs High Court

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 15, 2017

The West Bengal government, which drew flak over restrictions on immersion of Durga idols, today told the Calcutta High Court that immersion will be allowed till 10 pm on September 30. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said that it will be permitted only till 6 pm on that day.

Durga Puja 2017: Durga Puja Date, Significance, Bhog and Puja Celebrations

Food | Sushmita Sengupta | Saturday September 30, 2017

Durga Puja festival marks the battle of Goddess Durga with the powerful buffalo demon Mahishasura. This year Durga Puja 2017 festivities have already begun in full swing and would end on 30th September.

Rains Fail To Dampen Durga Puja Spirit Of Kolkata On 'Mahasaptami'

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 9, 2016

Afternoon showers and an overcast sky failed to dampen the spirit of revellers as people of West Bengal soaked in festive spirit today on the occasion of 'Mahasaptami', marking the beginning of the worship of Goddess Durga during her four-day sojourn to her maternal abode.

Devotees Of Durga, Asurs Unite Mythologies

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday October 8, 2016

A puja pandal in Kolkata has invited members of the Asur tribe to celebrate Dussehra, helping them amalgamate their mythology with the mainstream.

Ma Durga's Numerous Avatars Has Kolkata Spoilt For Choice

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday October 8, 2016

On Mahashashti, the first day of Durga Puja, the goddess has spoilt Kolkata for choice. One can visit close to a thousand pandals in the city and see Durga in her innumerable avatars - as a tribal woman, a Rajasthani queen, a south Indian belle or a Bengali daughter.

In Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal, Madame Tussauds Makes A Debut

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday October 7, 2016

Mahatma Gandhi will rub shoulders with Saddam Hussein and Dalai Lama in Kolkata this festive season.