The festival i feel is of sentiment and home coming, people staying away from home find time to visit there home this time of year, happiness prevails. Durga puja is the greatest festival of the bengalis. It is a tenday carnival in west bengal, the eastern state of india. Quarantine facility design for temporary healthcare architecture competitions by zingyhomes editorial team. Oct 20, 2012 the biggest festival of bengalees, the durga puja. Displaying 1 20 out of 65 websites kolkata24x7 get the latest news of kolkata in english add to compare kolkata24x7. Oct 22, 2012 durgapuja is greately celebrated in kolkata. In west bengal, durga puja is celebrated with great pomp and zeal.
See more ideas about durga puja, durga and durga goddess. Kolkata decks up for durga puja celebrations its pujo time. Durga puja in kolkata must be witnessed to endeavour a lifetime experience. Every year they compete to outdo each other with the most elaborate and innovative themes. Celebrating durga puja abroad means pining for the real thing.
Besides it will highlight different festivals of west bengal as well as different. Heartthrob of millions, barun sobti, will be shooting in a durga puja pandal in kolkata on nabami, october for his bollywood film 22 yards. Durga puja also called durgotsava is an annual hindu festival originating in the indian. From the well thought out themes of the pandals to beautifully crafted and painted. Complaint filed against organisers for playing azaan in durga puja pandal 07 oct 2019 aamra ek aka noye we are together not alone is the theme of north kolkata s beliaghata 33 pally. This year, the organizers are busy recreating the zamindar era of old kolkata when wealthy nobles competed with each other to hold the grandest durga puja celebration. Sep 01, 2019 durga puja 2020 is the biggest festival in kolkata. Durga puja is a hindu festival celebrated every year with a 5day holiday in most bengalihindu communities. Next themes to make their pandals stand out from others. North kolkatas old barowaari durga pujas are now turning.
Durga puja pandal the theme music of this puja has flavour of philharmonic orchestra along with sequence of march that happens in front of the queens palace. Unlike the household pujas, including bonedi ones pujas organised by. Durga puja celebrates the victory of the goddess durga over the buffalo demon mahishasura. Durga puja pandal in kolkata, dancing on vijayadashami, women smearing each other with color, and family get together for dasain in nepal.
There are thousands of kolkata durga puja pandals but some stand out more than others, as a result of their captivating decorations. Durga puja date 2012 calendar and durga puja 2012 time schedule offer exact time to perform puja at different parts of the globe. The durga puja festivities in kolkata are known for their extravagant decorations, and many pandals are entered into competitions. Two of the leading puja committees are all set to model pandals on london for durga puja 2017 in kolkata. Walking through the city i find the art and culture flourish in this 4 day festival which captures the heart of every people of the city and even the country. Top 5 durga puja pandals in kolkata you should not miss. Unique themes to look out for this pujo in kolkata. The unreal, inauthentic, american durga puja experience. Local trains to fantasy worlds unique puja pandal themes in kolkata with the hope that may be one day we would just celebrate letters day like valentines day or mothers day, when we would send our loved ones a handwritten letter, artist has created a giant mail box as the pandal, which took nearly three. See more ideas about durga goddess, durga and durga puja.
At present, durga pujas in kolkata are more theme oriented. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sep 21, 2017 an artist decorating a community puja pandal ahead of durga puja festival in kolkata. Durga puja pandals in kolkata durga puja, durga, nature art. Best 28 pandals to visit during durga puja in kolkata durga puja. This is what vir sanghvi once wrote in the hindustan times. I would have been happier if kolkata stuck to indigenous themes, said a bengali based in london for over two decades. Durga puja in kolkata durga pooja celebrations in kolkata. To honour freedom of expression, the famous sreebhumi sporting club of kolkata has decided to have padmaavat as theme for its durga puja pandal in 2018. Durga puja also stands to be politically and economically significant. Durga puja is also known as dussehra and navaratri in other parts of india. Durga puja in south kolkata has always experimental, often.
This puja is famous to represent emotion and frenzy of durga puja in a very elegant way mixed thematic puja pandel. Mar 04, 2020 durga puja is the biggest festivals of the bengalis. Heres how to explore the beauty of kolkata during durga puja. For the past 77 years, the posh ekdalia road has been a hotspot, drawing crowds every day with its overwhelming pandal, gorgeous idol, imposing chandeliers and elaborate lighting. With durga puja celebration is about to start, way to win a contest by clicking the pandal decor of yours keep clicking, keep sharing and grab a meal on the go quick find. Durga puja pandals have also been centred around themes to acknowledge political events such as. Durga puja is the most important festival of bengalis. One of the biggest social events of india, durga puja is considered the main festival for bengalis. Most famous durga pujos with food, fun and celebrities. Durga puja was first organised by the rich bengali landowners or zamindars, in 1757 to honour and welcome robert clive. Devi durga, first puja theme with images durga, durga goddess. It is held that durga emerged from the collective energies of all of the gods, including shiva, vishnu and brahma, to vanquish the demon mahishasura. Courtesy of sara rayan idol display at singhi park in kolkata, west bengal in this oct.
Durga puja, the biggest festival in bengal, is knocking at the door. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Nearby pujas lets you restrict the results between 1 and 5km, while zonewise puja segregates them under categories such as north and central kolkata, port area, south and south east, siliguri. Oct 23, 2012 wondering which kolkata durga puja pandals to see. A man in delhi once asked me what is so special about durga puja in kolkata. Bhowanipores 75 palli in south kolkata and santosh mitra square in central kolkata are known for their crowdpulling, awardwinning, unique durga puja themes. Amarpujo 2019, durga puja 2019, kolkata durgapuja photos,blogs. Sep 29, 2019 though most of the puja organisers in kolkata have happily surrendered to themes, ekdalia evergreen club happens to be an exception. Oct 10, 2015 each year, kolkatas durga puja scales new heights as the most spectacular and extravagant event in the citys calendar. Beautiful durga puja 2020 pandals, hd images in kolkata. Over the last decade, they have helped turn puja pandals into virtual works of art. At rs 123cr, puja spend touches new high this year. Almost an entire year is spent in the preparations to welcome the goddess.
Durga puja theme pack for windows 7, windows 8, windows 8. Kolkata turns into a walking art gallery during durga puja. Durga puja 2012 was celebrated from october 21 to 24. Durga puja, durgapuja 2012,schedule, procedure, dates.
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. The pandals in north kolkata tend to be more traditional, whereas the ones in south kolkata are contemporary and showy. The wait is made throughout the whole year for these five days of durga puja. The deshapriya park committee, which registered the highest footfall for a pandal last year with five million visitors, has in store a slice of thailand a popular tourist destination for travellers from east india, served well with 2. London theme for kolkatas durga pujas evoke mixed response in the uk. Experience durga puja with a kolkata like frenzy, from entertainment programs to bengali sweets. Ten hands spread in a graceful arc, the three eyes glaring down, riding the majestic lion, and plunging a trident down into the heart of the demon, mahishasur, goddess durgas idol is a sight to behold. Search results for kolkata durga puja wallpaper gallery adorable wallpapers ashad gupt navratri the auspicious puja offered to maa durga is of great significance and is considered very fruitful and rewarding. Now they will be interested to know 2020 durga puja calendar. Ten hands spread in a graceful arc, the three eyes glaring down, riding the majestic lion, and plunging a trident down into the heart of the demon, mahishasur.
This is kolkata police map with the location of various durga puja of. This year navratri will be celebrated from 28th march to 5th of april. This is the facebook page of durga puja in and around kolkata. Artists ride on themes for puja dazzle kolkata news. Themebased puja pandals with floral decorations are installed by following rituals. Durga is the goddess of divine power against all evils. In certain traditions in kolkata, a custom is to include soil samples in the clay mixture for durga from areas. Seeing the growing demand to witness durga puja here, the samity over the years has put lot of efforts to maintain the tradition and creating a distinct environment during the durga puja festival in. Must see durga puja pandals in north kolkata this year. Durga pooja in kolkata durga pujo in calcutta visiit blog. Padmaavat to inspire theme in mega community durga puja in. Samity represented a theme based on a german village, in 2012.
As per markandya puran, durga puja can be performed either for 9 days or 4 days last four in sequence. This is also no exception this year, we felt blessing of durga maa when we visited the pandel. The easiest way to participate in the celebrations is to take a durga puja festival tour, such as the ones organized by the west bengal tourism development corporation see list of tours and make online bookings here, calcutta photo tours, calcutta walks, walks of kolkata, jupiter travels and lets meet up tours. Durga puja, the festival of bengalis is the worship of shaktior the divine power. The most important part, perhaps, of the durga puja, is the idols of goddess durga herself. They weave magic on canvas and create poetry with wood and clay.
Backdrop wedding mandap wedding stage decorations marriage decoration wedding entrance wedding designs royal wedding themes. As we adjust to the new normal, there is a severe need across the world to have infrastructure which supports this lifestyle. Unable to buck the trend, some old barowari durga pujas of north kolkata, are turning to theme this year. Which are the most interesting durga puja pandals i should. Must see durga puja pandals in south kolkata this year. Sep 29, 2019 started in the year 1943, this durga puja pandal is very famous in kolkata and has earned numerous awards for its unique set up and decorations. The committees organising durga puja in kolkata have close links to politicians. Find tips and tricks, amazing ideas for store window displays. Asian paints sharad shamman is an excellence award given to the best decorated durga puja pandal in kolkata during the festival in october. Kolkata durga puja 2015 tour, first creative theme. Unique themes at south kolkata pandals a hit even before puja enters last mile somdatta basu tnn oct 14, 2018, 12.
People like to move around in the city entire day as well as the entire night to visit puja pandals. The durga puja festival of kolkata and west bengal in hinduism, mother durga represents the embodiment of shakti, the divine feminine force that governs all cosmic creation, existence and change. The city literally does not sleep at all during these 6 days of durga puja. Behala buroshibtala jankalyan sangha, 2012, durga puja. The 4,000odd durga pujas held in the city, including community and residential pujas, entailed an expenditure of rs 123 crore this year. The jodhpur park pandal is to be created like an old palace, complete with colored glass windows, pillars, cornices, verandahs and even a thakurdalan, where the goddess and her children are to be housed and worshiped. Magnificently created puja pandals are erected at every other street of kolkata, the capital city of west bengal. Festive spirit of durga puja kolkata 2012 festive spirit of durga puja kolkata 2012 different pandals, different themes.