Sharadiya
My blogs
| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Introduction | Sharadiya With the end of monsoons, when the fluffy clouds fill the firmament, autumn heralds the coming of the festive season of the year. Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Bengalis for which one awaits eagerly through out the year is celebrated now. Kolkata sheds of f its pale looks and dons up the look of celebration. Durga Puja is Bengal’s largest social and religious festival spanning for 5 days during autumn. The grandeur of the celebration is felt is every nook and corner of Kolkata and people from all communities participating in it, makes it a grand cultural milieu. Pandal hopping, wearing new clothes, thronging to food joints and catching up with old friends in Bengali’s quintessential adda are some major concerns during Puja. Sharadiya attempts to relive those moments of Puja through the lens. The blog amalgamates the tradition and contemporary theme of today’s and yester years Pujas and takes you through a nostalgic ride of Durga Puja in Kolkata. E-mail: sharadiya.festival@gmail.com |