Durga Puja celebrations: Rio-like carnival in India's Kolkata
Written By Wion Web Desk
Published: Oct 17, 2016, 06:11 IST | Updated: Oct 17, 2016, 06:11 IST
Local clubs participated in the first-of-its-kind 'Rio-like carnival' in Bengal's capital city, Kolkata, as Durga Puja festivity (observed by the Bengali community in the honour of Hindu goddess Durga) came to an end.
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Tridhara Sammilani showcased the art and culture of Adivasis
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Naktala Udayan Sangha's theme was based on the power of meditation.
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Suruchi Sangha's Durga idol and puja pandal was based on the theme of Bhutan. Several monks travelled all the way from Bhutan to be a part of this f
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Bhawanipore's pally Sarbojanin Durgotsab dedicated their theme of the Durga puja pandal to Mother Teresa. Mother was canonised at Vatican on Sept
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Alipore's Khyali Ghosthi tried to replicate celebrated poet and author Rabindranath Tagore's acclaimed play Tasher Desh in its Durga idol and puja pan
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Beliaghata 33 pally set up its Durga puja pandal based on traditional yellow cabs of Kolkata. The pandal was themed on the yellow cabs after Hindustan
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