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Durga Puja 2025: Bengal Grand Festival Guide

January 14, 20257 min read

Experience Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Bengal, with stunning pandals, artistic idols, and vibrant cultural celebrations.

Durga Puja: Bengal's Grandest Festival

Durga Puja is the most significant festival for Bengalis, celebrating the goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura. It's a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage event.

Durga Puja 2025

  • Dates: September 29 - October 3, 2025
  • Maha Shashti: September 29
  • Bijoya Dashami: October 3
  • The Five Days

    Each day has significance:

  • Shashti: Idol unveiling
  • Saptami: Main worship begins
  • Ashtami: Peak celebration
  • Navami: Final worship
  • Dashami: Immersion day
  • Kolkata Celebrations

    The city transforms:

  • 3,000+ community pandals
  • Artistic themed decorations
  • All-night pandal hopping
  • Street food extravaganza
  • Pandal Art

    Incredible creativity:

  • Architectural wonders
  • Social themes
  • International inspirations
  • Light and sound shows
  • Traditional Rituals

  • Kumari Puja (virgin girl worship)
  • Dhunuchi dance (incense dance)
  • Pushpanjali (flower offerings)
  • Sindoor Khela (vermilion play)
  • Bengali Delicacies

    Festival foods include:

  • Luchi-alur dom
  • Kosha mangsho
  • Mishti doi
  • Sandesh and rosogolla
  • Biryani and kebabs
  • What to Wear

  • New clothes are essential
  • Traditional sarees for women
  • Kurtas for men
  • Children in ethnic wear
  • Bijoya Dashami

    The final day features:

  • Emotional farewell to Durga
  • Sindoor khela among women
  • Immersion processions
  • "Asche bochor abar hobe"
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