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Subho Vijaya Dasami Durga Puja 2017

Vijayadasami marks the end of five day Hindu festival of Durga Puja

By Subrato Paul | September 30, 2017 filed in Festivals |
Tags: , bengali cuisine, dasami, debi boron, durga, durga puja, durga puja 2017, durgotsava, festival, goddess durga, hindu festival, idol, immersion, India, kolkata, mahisasura, sindur Khela, subho vijaya dasami, subho vijaya dasami durga puja, vijaya dasami, vijayadasami, visarjan

Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Bengal starts on September 26 this year. The celebration continues for the next five days culminating with the idol immersion ceremony on Dasami. Vijayadasami marks the end of Durga Puja, and is celebrated as triumph of goddess Durga over the demon Mahisasura to help restore Dharma. On this day the idols of goddess Durga are moved from its place for immersion into the river and she is believed to return to the abode of her husband. After the process of immersion is over, people enjoy delicious dinner and sweets.

Subho Maha Navami Durga Puja 2017

Five famous pandals visited on Maha Navami in Kolkata.

By Subrato Paul | September 29, 2017 filed in Festivals |
Tags: , bose pukur sitala mandir, deshopriya park, durga, durga puja, durga puja 2017, durgotsava, festival, goddess durga, hindu festival, howrah, idol, India, kolkata, maha navami, mahisasura, navami, pandal hopping, pandals, rkmath belurmath, sree bhumi club, subho maha navami, subho maha navami durga puja, subho mahalaya, suruchi sangha

Durga Puja is the major Hindu festival for Bengalis that is celebrated across the world. It is an occasion that marks the triumph of good over evil. The festival is celebrated for a duration of five days, running parallel with Navratri. Everyone wears new clothes and gets reveled in the festival celebration to the fullest. It is a worship of power of good which always wins over the evil as goddess Durga over demon Mahisasura.

Subho Mahashtami Durga Puja 2017

Five famous pandals visited on Mahashtami in Kolkata.

By Subrato Paul | September 28, 2017 filed in Festivals |
Tags: , ashtami, dum dum park bharat chakra, durga, durga puja, durga puja 2017, durgotsava, festival, goddess durga, hindu festival, idol, India, jodhpur park, kolkata, mahashtami, mahisasura, mohammad ali park, mudiali club, pandal hopping, pandals, santosh mitra square, subho mahalaya, subho mahashtami, subho mahashtami durga puja

Durga Puja, also called Durgotsava and Navaratri, is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Durga Puja is the most significant and eagerly awaited Hindu festival in West Bengal. It is also the most significant socio-cultural event of the state. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, typically September or October of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration of the festival occurs on five consecutive days: Sasthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Dasami. It is another festival that depicts the triumph of Good over Evil as it is celebrates the victory of goddess Durga over demon Mahisasura.

Subho Maha Saptami Durga Puja 2017

Five famous pandals visited on Saptami in Kolkata.

By Subrato Paul | September 27, 2017 filed in Festivals |
Tags: , chakraberia sarbojonin, college square, durga, durga puja, durga puja 2017, durgotsava, ekdalia evergreen., festival, goddess durga, hindu festival, idol, India, kashi bose lane, kolkata, kumartuli park, mahisasura, pandal hopping, pandals, saptami, subho maha saptami, subho maha saptami durga puja, subho mahalaya

Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava (Festival of Durga), is a famous annual Hindu festival marked by worship of goddess Durga over the last five days of Navratri, in the Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar. These five days are observed as Sasthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Vijayadasami. The festivities culminate on the tenth day on Vijayadasami when Durga idols are carried out in grand procession and immersed in the river or other water bodies. Durga Puja is a festivity of Good (goddess Durga) over Evil (demon Mahisasura). It is a worship of power of Good which always wins over the bad.

Subho Maha Sasthi Durga Puja 2017

Five famous pandals visited on Sasthi in Kolkata.

By Subrato Paul | September 26, 2017 filed in Festivals |
Tags: , badamtala ashar sangha, bagbazar, durga, durga puja, durga puja 2017, durgotsava, festival, goddess durga, hindu festival, hindustan park, idol, India, kolkata, mahisasura, pandal hopping, pandals, sasthi, sreebhumi sporting club, subho maha sasthi, subho maha sasthi durga puja, subho mahalaya, tridhara sammilani

Durga Puja is one of the biggest Hindu festivals in India that is celebrated with great enthusiasm and grandeur. Durga Puja is also known as Durgotsava and Sharadotsava. Durga Puja is particularly a significant festival of West Bengal. For Bangalis, it is a five days long festival celebration which is been observed as Sasthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadasami. The festival begins on Sasthi and ends on Dasami when the idol of goddess Durga is immersed into the rivers or any other water bodies. Festival of Durga Puja epitomises the triumph of Good (goddess Durga) over Evil (Mahisasura the demon). It is a worship of power of good which always wins over the evil.

Ten Rare and 100-Year-Old Photos of Calcutta

A century old photos of Calcutta from British Raj found in a shoe box.

By Subrato Paul | December 29, 2016 filed in My India, Video & Image Post |
Tags: , 100-yr-old photos, 1900s, amazing photos, art, bengal, British raj, calcutta, ganges, general india, image post, king george V, kolkata, old photos, photography, queen mary, RCAHMS, shoe box, video post, vintage photos, wip

A size-nine Peter Lord shoe box full of 178 photographs capturing life in India at least a century ago had been discovered in the archives of Scotland’s national collections in 2012. The plate-glass negatives were found inside a shoe box by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Edinburgh. The negatives, believed to be dating back to 1912, were found in a fragile condition and were wrapped in copies of the Statesman newspaper dating from 1914, the RCAHMS said in a statement.