Kolkata Pujo

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  On Mamata Banerjee's Pujo Call, Doctor's Family Says, "Celebrated With Her"

  Amid the massive outrage surrounding the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks, asking people to "return to (Durga) Pujo" has sparked criticism

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  Cricket Fan Mick Jagger Combined World Cup With Kali Pujo In Kolkata. See Pics

  Mick Jagger has shared images of himself from Kolkata

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  "No YouTubers Allowed": Notice Outside Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Is Viral

  X user Swati Moitra shared a picture of a notice put up by the pandal organisers. The caption of the picture read, "Kolkata pujos have had it".

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  Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee Inaugurates 11 "Pujos" In Kolkata, Shares Pics

  Durga Puja: Bengal is gearing up for festive season that will begin on Panchami, October 3 and would continue till Vijaya Dashami, October 8.

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  Idea 4G Service Launched in Kolkata Ahead of 'Pujo' Season; 10GB Free Data Offered

  Idea has now made 4G services available to its subscribers in Kolkata and it is offering complimentary 4G SIM card upgrade for its subscribers.

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  Artwork Of 'Menstruating' Durga Lands Artist In Trouble Ahead Of Pujo

  With Durga Puja around the corner, Mumbai-based artist Aniket Mitra created an artwork of the goddess. Little did he know he will have a complaint registered against him for his creativity. Mr Mitra's artwork is that of a sanitary pad which has a bloodied lotus on it. Around it is a "chalchitro", a decorative piece that adorns Goddess Durga in the ...

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  Now, Rahul Gandhi's Pujo Outreach In Bengal Ahead of 2019 Polls

  Durga Puja in West Bengal begins on 16 October. On the 17th, one puja pandal in Kolkata will have a VIP visitor -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi. He will do what all Bengalis do on that day -- offer "Anjali" or floral tributes to the Goddess Durga. Anjali on Ashtami or the second and main day of Durga Puja is believed to be the most propitious.

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  Durga Pujo In Delhi With A Tinge Of Green

  Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated across India in different ways, though not at the grand scale like that of Kolkata, Delhi isn't far behind. The heat is oppressive, the crowds claustrophobic, the smells overwhelming- the city's Bengali hub Chittaranjan Park is buzzing with people and the sounds of dhaak.

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  Delhi Celebrates Durga Puja In An Eco-Friendly Way

  Though Kolkata hosts the largest celebration of Durga Puja, Delhi isn't far behind. The heat is oppressive, the crowds pulsating, and the smells overwhelming in the capital's Bengali hub Chittaranjan Park, which is buzzing with people and the sounds of the traditional drum, dhaak.

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  Ahead Of Durga Puja, Longest Street 'Alpana' Brightens Kolkata Street

  To celebrate the upcoming Pujo, about 400 people in Kolkata came together to create a huge alpana or rangoli.

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  Tallest Durga Idol to be Kolkata's New Landmark

  Now that Durga Puja is over, what does one do with the world's tallest idol of Goddess Durga, the one that caused a near stampede at Deshapriya Park in south Kolkata and had to be shut to public? Well, the government has been persuaded to come to the rescue, it seems.

• Pranab: The Eternal Bridesmaid

  As in politics, so in the spiritual - Pranab Mukherjee leads the prayers at his ancestral home in West Bengal on the occasion of Durga Puja every year. The TV crews have only started coming recently, to the village of Mirati, 5 hours north of Kolkata - but this is an annual ritual, one which he has almost never missed.

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  The pujo drums arrive in Kolkata

  As the pujo gathers momentum in the city, the railway stations have turned into dhaki junctions.