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In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

| @indiablooms | Sep 21, 2025, at 03:32 pm
In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja with traditional Mahalaya tarpan and the symbolic 'Chokkhudan' (painting of the eyes of the goddess) ceremony. The Hooghly river tarpan and Chokkhudan marks the start of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. Artisan Sanatan Rudra Pal is seen painting the eyes of Ma Durga. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja with traditional Mahalaya tarpan and the symbolic 'Chokkhudan' (painting of the eyes of the goddess) ceremony. The Hooghly river tarpan and Chokkhudan marks the start of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. Artisan Sanatan Rudra Pal is seen painting the eyes of Ma Durga. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja with traditional Mahalaya tarpan and the symbolic 'Chokkhudan' (painting of the eyes of the goddess) ceremony. The Hooghly river tarpan and Chokkhudan marks the start of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. Artisan Sanatan Rudra Pal is seen painting the eyes of Ma Durga. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja with traditional Mahalaya tarpan and the symbolic 'Chokkhudan' (painting of the eyes of the goddess) ceremony. The Hooghly river tarpan and Chokkhudan marks the start of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. Artisan Sanatan Rudra Pal is seen painting the eyes of Ma Durga. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja with traditional Mahalaya tarpan and the symbolic 'Chokkhudan' (painting of the eyes of the goddess) ceremony. The Hooghly river tarpan and Chokkhudan marks the start of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. Artisan Sanatan Rudra Pal is seen painting the eyes of Ma Durga. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

In Images: Kolkata Marks Mahalaya with Hooghly Tarpan and Durga's Chokkhudan

Kolkata gears up for Durga Puja with traditional Mahalaya tarpan and the symbolic 'Chokkhudan' (painting of the eyes of the goddess) ceremony. The Hooghly river tarpan and Chokkhudan marks the start of Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata. Artisan Sanatan Rudra Pal is seen painting the eyes of Ma Durga. Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

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