Dania Hussain - Durga Puja Celebration In Kolkata, The City Of Joy

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Dania Hussain - Durga Puja Celebration In Kolkata, The City Of Joy Hi Guys, I am Dania Hussain and in this blog am telling about Durga Puja. The only way to compare the fervor with which Kolkata celebrates Durga Puja is to compare it to Mumbai's spectacular Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. The festivities, with their opulent pandals and glamorous idols, give the city a joyous feel. Durga Puja is a five-day festival in which pandals are built around the city for Maa Durga's idols.

Exquisite illumination designs: Kolkata's carnivalesque atmosphere during Durga Puja is enhanced by elaborate lighting. The ornate lighting, which has been created to be most aesthetically pleasing, is certainly a sight to behold. The illumination that the electricians from the district town perform during Durga Puja, also known as Chandannagorer lighting, would create quite an impression on you with its beautiful brilliance. Gorging on street food: Kolkata's street cuisine is almost as well-known as the city's Durga Pujas. Experimenting with street cuisine should absolutely be added to the list of 5 reasons why you should visit Kolkata for Durga Puja, especially with all the pandal hopping and checking out the city's carnivalesque ambiance. There are meals handpicked by merchants to sell throughout the festival season, ranging from Kolkata's fast-moving foods such as rolls and momos to their incredibly


Dania Hussain - Durga Puja Celebration In Kolkata, The City Of Joy delectable puchkas. During Durga Puja, there are a plethora of fast food options, which will astound you.

Indulge in Bonedi Bari-style of worship: Here's something fun you may do on your Durga Puja visit to Kolkata. About 200 houses in the city have been performing Durga Puja for decades. The way they perform these Durga Pujas, however, distinguishes them from the rest. Fun pandal hopping: The list of five reasons to visit Kolkata for Durga Puja would be incomplete if it didn't include pandal hopping, right? The streets of the city are practically decked out with numerous fancy pandals. The work that the craftsmen and artists put in to put together a structure that gathers enormous scales of grandeur makes the pandal visit all the more lovely! When you go down the street during Durga Puja in Kolkata, you will be mesmerized by the towering pandal buildings that appear to be too grand to believe!


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