Durga Puja The origin of celebration of Traditional Durga Puja in Calcutta dates back to the days of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. Worship of the Goddess Durga had taken a social turn since the bygone days. The large scale celebrations, the grandeur, and the fan-fare were a part of the Puja even when Raja Kangshanarayan of Taherpur or Bhabananda Mazumdar of Nadiya organized the first Sharadiya Durgotsab in the year 1606. |
Soon Durga Puja became the great annual festival bringing family, friends and neighbours together. It became a religious extravaganza among the Babu's of Bengal. Though it had become the yardstick simply to measure the supremacy of one over the other, there were traditional household Durga Pujas too, which gained prominence because of their deep devotional fervor. Durga Puja Schedule |
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Durga Puja Schedule incorporates Sasthi, Saptami, Nabami and Dashami pujas performed after sunrise even if they fall in the previous evenings. Puja rituals according to Bengali calendar. Click here for more...... |
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| Preparing for the Festival | ||
The autumnal clouds, the sparkling sun and the gay laughter of the early shoppers set the clock for the festivity. A faster tempo gears up the city's pace ready to seize us. Shopkeepers, restauratuers, fashion designers, singers, writers find it the right platform to dish out their best. Click here for more.....
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Fashion |
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Commercially most viable period, fashion gurus work through out the year to give us a new look. Appealing dresses, right hair cuts, makeup tips and accessories to complement may help prepare you for the big day. Click here for more..... |
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Books and Music |
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This autumnal festival is the time when we look out for our favourite authors' articles, short stories and novels. Some eagerly wait for the latest albums to hit the racks. Click here for more..... |
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| Some of the significant Traditional Durga Pujas were Sabarno Raychoudhury's family Durga Puja at Barisha, Gobinda Ram Mitra's of Kumartuli, Krishnadeb of Sobhabazar, Mitra Family of Chorbagan, Srimani family of Sukia street, traditional Durga Puja at Rani Rashmoni's residence and Kaliprasanna Singha's household Durga Puja. Click here for more...... |
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Baroyari Durga Puja |
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| Durga Puja took a complete social turn when it started being organised by the common people. The word "Baroyari" is derived from "Baro" and "Yaar" ie. a group of twelve friends. Guptipara in Hoogly was the first place in Bengal where the idea of "Baroyari" or "Sarbojanin" puja was conceived in the year 1790. It took 120 yrs. for "Baroyari" Durga Puja to reach Calcutta. Click here for more..... |
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Overseas Puja |
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Bengalis abroad celebrate Durga Puja with the same ardour they feel they miss out back home. They organise the festivities, the idol, purohit, dhaki et all with fervour that set the Bengali pulse racing. Click here for more..... |
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| Puja Rituals | ||
The rituals are performed to welcome the Goddess, worship her and establish her presence on the earth for a period of four days. Interesting facts about the origin of the rituals, their importance and the generation next who forever remain in the confused state of oscillating dilemma of traditions and modernity. Click here for more..... |
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