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Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part VIII

Oct 02, 2022, at 03:39 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part VII

Oct 02, 2022, at 03:27 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part VI

Oct 02, 2022, at 03:16 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part V

Oct 01, 2022, at 04:33 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part IV

Oct 01, 2022, at 03:31 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part III

Oct 01, 2022, at 03:22 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part II

Oct 01, 2022, at 03:13 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.Images by Avishek MItra/IBNS

Durga Darshan: A walkthrough of Kolkata’s best pujas - Part I

Oct 01, 2022, at 02:54 am

IBNS takes you on a tour of Kolkata’s best Durga pujas of 2022 as the city goes wild in celebrating the homecoming of Mother Goddess and her children unhindered after a two year pandemic induced restrictions.

Barbeque Nation unveils Durga Puja special menu

Sep 29, 2022, at 03:23 am

Barbeque Nation has unveiled its Durga Puja special menu. Check them out. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS) 

ITC’s Sunrise Spices commences Durga Puja festivities with women bikers in Kolkata

Sep 29, 2022, at 03:03 am

ITC Ltd.'s Sunrise Spices organised a city-wide all-women bike rally to commence the celebration of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series V

Oct 12, 2021, at 08:28 am

Durga Puja 2021

Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series I

Oct 12, 2021, at 02:43 am

Durga Puja 2021

Durga Puja: Theme launch of Suruchi Sangha

Oct 09, 2021, at 03:42 am

The theme of Suruchi Sangha Puja Pandal in south Kolkata was launched earlier this week. West Bengal Minister and puja organiser Aroop Biswas was present. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Puja shopping reaches its peak in Kolkata as markets and malls witness heavy crowd

Sep 27, 2021, at 09:58 pm

KOLKATA, SEP 26 (UNI):- Shoppers at new market ahead of Durga Puja in Kolkata on Sunday

Unique Durga idol immersion in Kolkata by Tridhara Sammilani

Oct 27, 2020, at 05:21 pm

To avoid Covid19 spread by organising elaborate processions, south Kolkata’s Tridhara Sammilani puja committee created a water body right in the street near the pandal (marquee) and dissolved the idol by spraying water forcefully. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Glimpses of immersion of Goddess Durga's idols at Kolkata's Babughat

Oct 27, 2020, at 01:45 am

KOLKATA, OCT 26 (UNI) Idols of Goddess Durga after immersed in the Ganges at Babughat in kolkata on Monday.

Glimpses of the last day of Durga Puja in Kolkata

Oct 26, 2020, at 03:54 pm

A few snapshots of two major pujas of Kolkata- Suruchi Sangha and Agrani- on the night of Mahanabami, the last day of Durga Puja this year held under the shadow of Covid-19 and court order barring entry inside the pandals (marquees). The day after is immersion of the goddess.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Puja 2020 in Kolkata amid Covid-19

Oct 22, 2020, at 10:42 pm

Puja Committee: Kankurgachi Yubak Brinda, Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Puja 2020 in Kolkata amid Covid-19

Oct 22, 2020, at 10:29 pm

Puja Committee: Nalin Sarkar Street (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Durga Puja 2020 in Kolkata amid Covid-19

Oct 22, 2020, at 10:04 pm

Puja Committee: Kumortuli Park, Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Durga Puja 2020 in Kolkata amid Covid-19

Oct 22, 2020, at 09:36 pm

Puja Committee: Jorashako 7-er Pally

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja in the time of corona

Oct 20, 2020, at 04:40 am

Snapshots of the finishing touches in the clay artists' colony Kumartuli and in the marquees (pandals) as Kolkata gears up for  Durga Puja celebration amid Covid-19. Amid fears that the cases of Covid-19 will spike during the Durga Puja festivity- when a sea of humanity throng the artistically mounted pandals hosting the ten-armed goddess and her children during their annual homecoming,  the Calcutta High Court has cracked the whip. The court has declared all puja pandals no entry zones for the visitors to stop the spread of the virus. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Mamata Banerjee performs Goddess Durga's 'Chokkhudaan' at Kolkata's Chetla Agrani Club

Oct 13, 2020, at 05:03 am

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (Oct 12, 2020) performed her customary ritual of 'Chokkhudaan' (painted an eye on Goddess Durga's idol) at Kolkata's famous Chetla Agrani Club as the city of joy gears up to celebrate its biggest annual festivity-Durga Puja-from Oct 22, 2020

Durga Puja: The Best of Kolkata idols and pandals

Oct 04, 2019, at 05:43 pm

ULTODANGA YUBO BINDO:  Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata is now almost an unparalleled ten-day street  festival celebrating life and arts. A sea of humanity hop from one pandal (marquee)  to another round the clock to catch the best of Bengal's craftsmanship and artisanry as Bengalis worship the ten-armed demon slaying mother goddess Durga during her annual visit with children. Images by Avishek Mitra

Durga Puja: The Best of Kolkata idols and pandals

Oct 04, 2019, at 05:40 pm

TELENGA BAGAN:  Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata is now almost an unparalleled ten-day street  festival celebrating life and arts. A sea of humanity hop from one pandal (marquee)  to another round the clock to catch the best of Bengal's craftsmanship and artisanry as Bengalis worship the ten-armed demon slaying mother goddess Durga during her annual visit with children. Images by Avishek Mitra  

Durga Puja: The Best of Kolkata idols and pandals

Oct 04, 2019, at 05:36 pm

TARUN SPORTING CLUB:  Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata is now almost an unparalleled ten-day street  festival celebrating life and arts. A sea of humanity hop from one pandal (marquee)  to another round the clock to catch the best of Bengal's craftsmanship and artisanry as Bengalis worship the ten-armed demon slaying mother goddess Durga during her annual visit with children. Images by Avishek Mitra

Durga Puja: The Best of Kolkata idols and pandals

Oct 04, 2019, at 05:34 pm

SHIMLA BYAAM SAMITY:  Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata is now almost an unparalleled ten-day street  festival celebrating life and arts. A sea of humanity hop from one pandal (marquee)  to another round the clock to catch the best of Bengal's craftsmanship and artisanry as Bengalis worship the ten-armed demon slaying mother goddess Durga during her annual visit with children. Images by Avishek Mitra