Kolkata News n Stories: Various festivals Festivals Of Kolkata & why you Should experience Durga Puja of Kolkata once in a lifetime

Kolkata News n Stories: Various festivals Festivals Of Kolkata & why you Should experience Durga Puja of Kolkata at least once in a lifetime no better way to improve your visit than to arrive through a colorful Hindu festival. city of joy is known for various festivals. Durga puja of Kolkata is best among them

Festivals:

Kolkata's events calendar is teeming with festivals, and there's no better way to improve your visit than to arrive through a colorful Hindu festival.

Durga puja of Kolkata

Foreigners are often encouraged to join in your festivities, which opens up a comprehensive list of things to do. A little over 20 percent of people are Muslim, so Islam festivals add to the mix. Some of the largest comprise Rath Yatra in July, Durga Puja at Sept, and Lakshmi Puja in October, while at Nov, the coming of the Kolkata Film Festival sees tens of thousands of film fans drawn to the city's cinemas.

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Event timings : 

Kolkata Calendar of Festivals and Events 2014 \/ 2015 - January - Dover Lane Music Festival - late January,

Saraswati Puja

this week-long event is the definitive Hindustani music fest and draws large crowds to the Nazrul Mancha open-air theatre. Expect much Indian classical Indian music - Kolkata Boi Mela - late January \/ early February, Asia's biggest book fair, staged over a ten-day period in the Maidan Park, with many related attractions - February - Saraswati Puja - early February, a fun state holiday in which the youngest daughter in a family dresses all in yellow. Children are specifically enthusiastic about their observance. 

Bijaya Dashami

Durga Puja  of Kolkata & other events :

Durga puja carnival

The spiritual festivities of Saraswati Puja pays tribute to the girl of Shiva, a famed Hindu deity - March - Dol Purnima - welcomes your springtime by dismissing caste barriers. Celebrants spray Colored water on each other and drink bhang,

Kolkata book fair

an intoxicating beverage laced together with cannabis - Apr - Pila Baisakh - in your first month of Bengali calendar, this harvest festival sees locals cleaning their homes, planning marriages and exchanging sweets - Nabobarsho - your Bengali New Year, celebrated together with temple visits and plenty of fanfare - May - Eid al Adha - the Muslim Quarter remembers the will of Abraham to sacrifice his son to Allah.

Dolyatra

Devotees offer special prayers, spend some time with household and offer alms - June - National Children's Theatre Festival - held in the very first week of June. Children's theater troupes have been coming to Kolkata to compete at this competitive event since 1990 - July - Rath Yatra - the first festival of your monsoon season, together with processions in villages on the outskirts of the city.

Special thali for festivals

Rath Yatra remains the main annual event for all those that follow Visnu and Krishna, and sees huge chariots pulled throughout the city streets Center - August - Independence Day - August 15th, your day on which Indians celebrate independence from British rule together with flag ceremonies,

Lightings for Durga puja

parades and cultural programs in all state capitals - Sept - Navratri - a Hindu commemoration dedicated to your much-loved goddess Durga, who famously be heal demon.