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Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by SUBHASIS DEY
Glimpse of Goddess Durga from Kolkata's Ahiritola Sarbojanin
Oct 18, 2015, at 07:46 am
Putting an end to the year-long wait, the annual festival of the Hindus, especially the Bengali community-Durga Puja, finally arrived on Sunday (Oct 18, 2015) which marks the day of Maha Panchami. A glimpse of the deity has been captured by our photographer at Ahiritola Sarbojanin in north Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Oct 15, 2015, at 08:19 pm
Kumartoli, the idol makers' hub in north Kolkata, is working round the clock to give finishing touches to the idols of Goddess Durga and her children. Glimpses of the making of the goddess barely ten days ahead of the Durga Puja when entire West Bengal and other parts of India would deck up to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis. Images by Surajit Bag/IBNS
Thakurbari cuisine to be on platter on Puja days
Oct 15, 2015, at 07:50 pm
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS) Bringing back the 'Thakurbari' (Rabindranath Tagore household) delicacies like "Kadambari's Pabda Shorshe Jhal" or the delectable "Kaju Bata Murgi", Kolkata's only floating speciality hotel Floatel will serve the dishes for the gourmet this puja.
Pele charms Kolkata, shares stage with AR Rahman, Mamata Banerjee, Sourav Ganguly
Oct 13, 2015, at 05:35 am
Kolkata witnessed one magical moment when Brazilian football legend Pele shared the stage with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly, music maestro AR Rahman, among others at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium on Monday (Oct 12, 2015). He was also felicitated at NSHM Knowledge Campus where he participated in an interactive session.
The puja countdown begins as Bengal observes Mahalaya
Oct 12, 2015, at 09:37 pm
The city of joy-Kolkata-on Monday (Oct 12, 2015) woke up to the tune of Mahisasur Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra as the festive season was ushered in. To offer Tarpan on the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, large number of people gathered in Babughat to pay homage to their ancestors. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS