H6jfkr from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. How to celebrate durga puja in west bengal october 6, 2016. Durga puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to. Durga puja 2019 dates 2019 durga puja calendar dates timing. As per markandya puran, durga puja can be performed either for 9 days or 4 days last four in sequence. Aug 25, 2017 last year, the west bengal had organised a durga puja parade which involved a procession of idols to mark the end of the festival. Durga puja brings friends together, makes people forget about agony of their daily lives, melts ego between 2 persons. Find kolkata durga puja stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations. Durga pooja is a hindu festival celebration of the mother goddess and the victory of the warrior goddess durga over the demon mahisasura. Priests offering puja to durga idol at a south kolkata durga pandal.
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. Sep 21, 2016 hindus especially in west bengal celebrate durga puja with new clothes and other gifts, which are worn on the evenings when the family goes out to see the pandals. The news report is from september 2016 and it stated that for the fourth consecutive year when 300odd households in a village in west bengal s birbhum district are running from pillar to post seeking permission from the district administration just to organise a durga puja in their village. Find here all information about the durga puja, why and how is it celebrated. Durga puja is one of the most sacred and important hindu festivals celebrated worldwide. Kolkata bengali festival durga puja kobe at the port, japan city skyline clay idol of goddess durga, kumartuli, kolkata, west bengal, india the great puja india varanasi ritual 2016. The cultural roots of bengal and consciousness of their faith towards durga puja is very strong.
Durga puja durga puja is the major festival of hinduism. Hudur durga events emerging as bahujan assertion centres in. Durgotsava refers to all five days festivity and these five days are observed as shashthi, maha saptami, maha ashtami, maha navami and vijayadashami. The durga puja is celebrated in kolkata and all districts of west bengal, which attracts tourists from india and abroad in larger numbers during this festive time and the tourism department arranges special puja packages, connecting the world with the true message of biswa bangla. What is it like to be a part of durga puja in kolkata. Durga puja in west bengal was recommended for inclusion in the ich list in the beginning of this decade, and it has been on the backlog list since 2012 along with 22 other entries, some of them. Supriyo sarkar of bagha jatin cant recall feeling more elated on the eve of durga puja.
It will guide people who want directions to go pandal hopping around the city of kolkata, looking for the best pujas in town. Sep 03, 2019 durga puja 2020 is without doubt the most famous with largely celebrated festival in west bengal, india. Mahalaya is normally observed about a week before durga puja. The idols are immersed into the river, heads first. The fourdaylong durga puja is a major annual festival in bengal, odisha, assam, jharkhand and bihar. Free dabgarvad, surat, india 8 sep, lord ganesha with decorated puja pandal photo. Goddess durga bids adieu to her family and sets off for the himalayas.
Durga puja is one of the largest hindu festivals that involves worship of goddess durga symbolizing power and triumph of good over evil in hindu mythology. Other hindu kings too came forward and the puja spread far and wide to gour, raj mahal, murshibad and krishnagar. Durga puja in kolkata, 2016, thoughts and pictures october 11, 2016 by maniparna sengupta majumder in photography, travel. In assam, the durga puja is the only religious festival that is celebrated with so much dedication since the other festival that the assamese. Kolkata durga puja nominated for unesco intangible. Durga is also a fierce form of the protective mother goddess, who. Oct 03, 2018 bengalis from the very beginning have always been believer of shakti puja and love to worship the god of shakti. Mamata banerjee, the combative west bengal chief minister has just received a major setback from the calcutta high court on the question of governance. This celebration is a religious celebration and marks the battle of goddess durga with powerful buffalo demon mahishasura.
In 2014, 2016 and 2017, it had rained on every puja day in the city. Last year, the west bengal had organised a durga puja parade which involved a procession of idols to mark the end of the festival. Amit shah invited to inaugurate durga puja in mamata. Durga puja or durgotsava, reveres the goddess durga and is widely celebrated in the indian states of west bengal, odisha, assam, jharkhand, bihar, tripura and also bangladesh and nepal. Kanglapahari village in wb is celebrating durga puja since. However, in 2020, it falls on september 17 an unprecedented 35 days before the start of the festival. Not just lowbudget pujas, even organisers of the top draws may have to curtail their budget by 40 to 50 per cent, mostly on the decoration of marquees, said the forum for durgotsab, an association of community durga puja organisers in kolkata and suburbs. Know where and how durga puja is celebrated the best in india. In general context, durga puja is an annual hindu continue reading. No dry day during durga puja in kolkata prithvijit mitra updated. If mahishasur is the symbol of injustice and oppression then goddess durga is the symbol of power and justice. Durga puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of bright lunar fortnight in the hindu.
Durga puja, also referred to as durgotsava or sharadotsav is an annual hindu festival in south asia that celebrates worship of the hindu goddess durga. On this day, goddess durga is invited to come to earth, and the eyes are drawn on the idols of the goddess. At a time when entire west bengal was busy celebrating durga puja that concluded on wednesady a silent revolution was underway in the remote tribal hamlets of the state. There are two types of passes which are issued by the durga puja organisersmainly the big and famous ones vip passes and general passesvip passes are generally. 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. The high court struck down the west bengal government order notifying separate timings for idol immersion during durga puja and taazia procession as part muharram. It is in bengal that the figure of kali was for the first time conceived and the worship of goddess durga began first in bengal. Durga puja is the primary festival of bengalis and is celebrated with great pomp and show in west bengal and in other parts of india starting oct 7, the streets of kolkata will be flooded with. Kolkata durga puja nominated for unesco intangible cultural. Durga puja bengali festival stock photo image of festival. Durga puja or durgotsov is the biggest festival of eastern india and, is widely celebrated in west bengal, bihar, jharkhand, odisha, tripura and assam. The streets of west bengal change on the last day of durga puja. Ghanteswari this is the famous durga puja of the nepal bhattacharya street club, kalighat, kolkata, west bengal, bangla, india. She is a goddess of war, the warrior form of parvati, whose mythology centres around combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity, and dharma the power of good over evil.
Durga puja is a famous hindu festival when goddess durga is worshipped. Durga online durga puja goes online here durgaonline. It refers to all the six days observed as mahalaya, shashthi, maha saptami, maha ashtami, maha nabami and vijayadashami. Durga pujo, a 10 day festival which brings not only the bengal community together but also thousands of others to take part in the festivities. In the five years before 2018, only 2015 had seen an absolutely dry puja. In the 10day long durga puja festival, durga ashtami is celebrated on the 8th day of durga puja or navratri. Dhak baja kashor baja video song shreya ghoshal jeet. Hindus especially in west bengal celebrate durga puja with new clothes and other gifts, which are worn on the evenings when the family goes out to see the pandals. Modern gym durga puja festival in kolkata, india durga puja temple people throng to witness durga puja immersion at babughat, kolkata. If it was a massive challenge to stage the biggest festival of bengal and other eastern indian states in the chinese capital because of the lack of any prior experience, expertise, manpower, logistics and a dearth of availability of authentic bengali items in markets, putting together an elaborate and extravagant festival like durga puja on a. Apr 02, 2019 durga puja in west bengal was recommended for inclusion in the ich list in the beginning of this decade, and it has been on the backlog list since 2012 along with 22 other entries, some of them. Well, as for someone from kolkata i can assure you durga puja is the most celebrated festival in west bengal. Bengalis in delhi feel at home as parts of the capital get.
Durga puja dates according to bengali calendar durga puja 2018 dates and time according to bengali calendar 1425. Durga puja 2016 date and time, puja vidhi, mantras, panchang. The durga puja is celebrated on oct 22, 2020 to oct 26, 2020. The festival represents female power as shakti in the universe.
Sarees from east india lends fine texture and colours to upgrade the fashion may 19, 2016. Song shreya ghoshal jeet gannguli durga puja special songs 2016. See more ideas about durga puja, durga and kolkata. Durga puja of bengal 5 important things to know on durga.
Drum beats fill the air and if you take a deep breath, the aroma of a scrumptious meal tickles your nostrils. Durga puja in kolkata durga pooja pandals, durgotsav and. Durga, identified as adi parashakti, is a principal and popular form of the hindu goddess. There is a traditional celebration of the moon and is also called the kaumudi celebration, kaumudi meaning moonlight. Streets are decked up with festive lights, loudspeakers play festive songs as well as recitation of hymns and chants by priests, and pandal s are erected by communities.
A large number of pandals have been set up in west bengal, but in. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee shown as devi durga at a pandal for the upcoming community puja pandal in nadia district of bengal. Now the dominant mode of bengali durga puja is the public version, write m. While the feast is fit for a king, durga puja is much more than the food. The durga puja, the biggest festival in west bengal, will be held in october this year. Dhak baja kashor baja video song shreya ghoshal jeet gannguli durga puja special songs 2016 duration. Durga puja 2020 date of event, information, main attraction. Festival particularly much more popular in the states of west bengal, assam, tripura, bihar, jharkhand, odisha.
The map of bengal has been used as a backdrop for the idol. Although it is a hindu festival, religion takes a back seat on these five days. In west bengal, this muchawaited pious festival spreads a vivid naturalworld of glee, exhilaration, and nostalgia through millions of durga pandals but some come out to be the par excellence than all others of the same kind. Durga puja is a widely celebrated festival in the indian states of west bengal, bihar, assam, and odisha. Durga puja 2016 date in west bengal archives indian. Bengals bigticket durga pujas may lose grandeur as. Not just lowbudget pujas, even organisers of the top draws may have to curtail their budget by 40 to 50 per cent, mostly on the decoration of marquees, said the forum for durgotsab, an association of community durga puja organisers in calcutta and suburbs. Durga puja 2016 dates, durga puja calendar, durga puja. Durga puja 2020 is without doubt the most famous with largely celebrated festival in west bengal, india. Top 15 candid wedding photographers in kolkata, west bengal june 23, 2016. Aug 22, 2016 west bengal tourism has published its packages for the upcoming durga puja festival to be observed in darly october. Durga puja kolkata calcutta west bengal india durga puja wallpaper, radha krishna wallpaper, durga. This festival is also known as durgotsava, is a popular festival across india. Durga puja in kolkata, 2016, thoughts and pictures.
There are separate daylong packages to cover the northern and the southern. Top 15 bridal makeup artists in kolkata, west bengal june 3, 2016. Since time immemorial goddess durga has been worshipped with pious devotion. It is scheduled per the hindu lunisolar calendar in the month of ashvin, and typically falls in september or october. History says that the first puja was organised by raja kangshanarayan of teherpur, nadia and then raja jagatnarayan of bhaduria followed soon after. The history of durga puja in bengal dates back to the mughal era. The festival is observed in the hindu calendar month of ashvin which is september or october. In pics durga puja celebrations in kolkata and rest of. West bengal tourism has published its packages for the upcoming durga puja festival to be observed in darly october. Durga puja 2016 ghanteswari puja, kalighat, kolkata. According to hindu religious texts durga puja, including chandi path, should begin from the next day of. After howrah now a durga puja pandal in durgapur, west bengal resembling the architecture of temple of vedic planetarium.
Dhak baja kashor baja video song shreya ghoshal youtube. Taking a glance to these five mustvisit durga puja pandal in west bengal that would surely be a treat to eyes. Oct 03, 2016 on this auspicious occasion of navratri, tseries presents durga puja special song in bengali dhak baja kashor baja video song in the voice shreya ghoshal,music directed by jeet gannguli,penned. The city experienced its heaviest puja rainfall in 20, under the influence of cyclone phailin pronounced pilin that had crashed into odisha on ashtami. Pdf durga puja 1 also known as sharadotsav or durgotsava is an annual festival of west bengal, india, where artists, designers and architects use.
Tseries presents durga puja special song in bengali dhak baja kashor. Durga puja heralds the homecoming of the goddess durga with her children. Another notable date, before the start of durga puja, is mahalaya. Where can i get passes for the durga puja pandals in kolkata. Durga puja date in west bengal 2016 archives indian.
Step by step indian bridal makeup to look flawless on that day may 17, 2016. After howrah now a durga puja pandal in durgapur, west. The baroyaari puja gave way to the sarbajanin or community puja in 1910, when the sanatan dharmotsahini sabha organized the first truly community puja in baghbazar in kolkata with full public contribution, public control, and public participation. In a bid to regain its lost political ground, west bengal congress said the party has decided to launch joint movements with the cpim led left front across the state after the durga puja. Muthukumaraswamy and molly kaushal in folklore, public sphere. Thousands of processions, millions of people throng the roads and the traffic gets into a tizzy. Durga puja is the biggest and the grandest festival celebrated in west bengal. Post durga puja congressleft front to launch joint. Durga puja is one of the most famous festivals celebrated in west bengal and particularly in kolkata, in honour of goddess durga during the period of navaratri. It is particularly popular in west bengal, odisha, assam and. Bjp sources say amit shah is likely to inaugurate durga puja festivities this year in west bengal chief minister mamata banerjees locality. Bsnl north west subscribers sms bt 6375355 to 56700.