Rain leaves Kumartuli artisans in distress
What do artisans at Kumartuli do, if in a single moment everything is submerged in water? The threat of a year’s sweat, toil, and earnings seem to be washed away.
What do artisans at Kumartuli do, if in a single moment everything is submerged in water? The threat of a year’s sweat, toil, and earnings seem to be washed away.
As the frenzy of Durga Puja themes grips over the city, the role of artisans at Kumartuli, who shape the idols, gets overshadowed by the theme-makers, some of whom have now acquired celebrity status.
Two women were arrested on the banks of the Ganges in Kolkata's Kumartuli on early Tuesday as they were trying to dispose of a trolley bag carrying the headless and chopped body of a woman in the river.
The five-day long celebration is full of fun and frolic, food, buzzing streets, dazzling lights, eye-catching themes, grand puja pandals, laughter and giggles and happiness with no bounds.
This year, with a hopeful heart, the artists have started their work and are preparing for the grand festival.
Instead of following the traditional Bengali customs, the Dhakeshwari Devi is worshipped as per the north Indian Navratri rituals.
