Durga
Puja is celebrated by the Bengalis especially in West Bengal with
much pomp and grandeur. Apart from the usual rituals performed during
the pujas, singing, dancing and other cultural programmes also play
an integral part of the festival. Durga puja has evolved into a
significant socio-cultural event in our country.
|
| Traditional
Household Durga Puja |
|
Durga
Puja-Akalbodhon |
|
Durga
Screen Saver |
 |
 |
 |
| Features
on the traditional household Durga Puja of Calcutta, a tour to the
oldest Durga Puja.......more |
'Akal'
means untime and 'bodhan' means awakening.....
.....more |
This
festive season a gamut of screen savers of Goddess Durga...... more |
| The
evolution of
Bengali fashion |
Navratri |
Sri
Durga Chalisa |
 |
 |
 |
| Fashion
in Bengal too evolved in its own pace.... more |
Navratri,
the festival of nine nights is devoted to the reverence of the Supreme
or Devi Durga ........more |
Durga
Chalisa are a set of 40 mantras in four quartets. Durga Chalisa is
sung in the praise of Goddess Durga.........more |
| Durga
Puja
Bengali E-card |
|
Durga
Puja to a Bengali |
|
Durga
Puja-Kolabou |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Send
beautiful Bengali E-greetings of Durga Puja to your friends and relatives...
.... more |
|
In
Bengal Durga Puja is a nine day long celebration....
.....more |
|
Kolabou
in reality has no relationship with Ganesh ......
.....more |
|
|
| Recipes
of Traditional Houses |
|
Mahalaya
Bengali
E-card |
|
Behind
the Durga Puja |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Some
selected recipes from the traditional puja households of Kolkata.......
.....
more |
|
Send
Durga Puja E-cards in Bengali text to your friends, relatives, and others
...more |
|
Important
people who are behind the glory of the festival........ more |
| E-Puja
: Durga Puja |
|
Marriage
of Durga |
|
Durga
Puja Mahalaya |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
| It
is an interactive presentation where the devotee can offer flowers,
light the lamps, play the dhak, and do aarti....more |
|
Marriage
of Shiva and Parvati is a two-episode love story...more |
|
The
traditional six day countdown to Mahasaptami starts from Mahalaya...more |
| Durga
Puja Preparations |
|
Ritualistic
Sacrifice |
|
Durga
Puja Cuisines |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
| Months
before the Durga Puja artisans start to breathe in life in the images
of Durga......more |
|
Sacrifice
implies religious practice of offering food and valuable objects to
gods and goddesses..... more |
|
Delicious
delicacies are always a part of this festive occasion....more |
| Durga
Puja Articles |
|
Metamorphosis
of
the Bengali taste |
|
Probashe
Durga Puja '11 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
| "Kumari"
(Virgin) form of the Goddess Durga was emphasised.......more |
|
Food
has always been a weakness for the Bengalis.....
....more |
|
The
worship of the Goddess Durga is not limited within Bengal...........more |
|
|
|
|
|