Durga Puja Celebration

Durga Puja Celebration

Durga Puja Celebration. Durga Puja is a celebration of the Mother Goddess and the biggest festival of the year in Kolkata. Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. it the biggest Hindu festival celebrated throughout the state, it is also the most significant socio-cultural event in Bengali Hindu society.

The prominence of Durga Puja increased gradually during the British Raj in Bengal.After the Hindu reformists identified Durga with India, she became an icon for the Indian independence movement.In the first quarter of the 20th century, the tradition of Baroyari or Community Puja was popularised due to this. After independence, Durga Puja became one of the largest celebrated festivals in the whole world.Nowadays, many diaspora Bengali cultural organisations arrange for Durgotsab in countries such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Singapore and Kuwait, among others. In 2006, a grand Durga Puja ceremony was held in the Great Court of the British Museum.