The accused persons sold tickets worth Rs. 4,000 for 'Preview Shows' of selected 24 Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata which were selected by the organisation Mass Art, claiming falsely as being selected by UNESCO.
The story starts with Durga Puja versus Diwali, Rosogolla versus Ghevar, Panjabi/Sari versus Sherwani/Salwar Kameez and continues forever with veg, non-veg, Alpona, Rangoli, Lokkhir Pachali, Hanuman Chalisa and most importantly art versus business, needless to say which party favors which aspect of life.
The history of the Barisha Chandi puja is long and beautiful. It began in the year 1200 of the Bengali calendar, in the month of Magh.
Martin Chamberland was invited to exclusively cover Durga Puja in Kolkata. It was a joint collaboration between The Statesman Kolkata, La Presse from Montreal, and Jaydeep Mukherjee of Meghdutam Travels on global sensitization of Durga Puja.
The Governor says action by all stakeholders is the key - the silent majority must speak up, including the media.
A high-level coordination meeting was held at Durgapur Municipal Corporation to finalise the Durga Puja carnivals of West Burdwan district, which will be held at Asansol and Durgapur on 14 October.
The chairperson of the board of administrators of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation has lent her voice for a song prepared for the Durga Puja Carnival in Durgapur.
In preparation for the many Hindu fall festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra or Durga Puja, worshippers all over the world will purchase flowers for use in ritual worship in temples, outdoor ceremonies or altars at home.
For the first time since the past 20 years, there will be no daily bhog distribution in the Durga Puja of the ancestral house of Anubrata Mondal in Hatserandi village due to severe financial crunch.
Puja, this year got welcomed by Five and Dime’s ‘Red and White Agomoni celebration’, on 20 September, bringing together influential personalities, esteemed guests, and media professionals and hence making the night a star-spangled affair.
