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Bengalis celebrated the festival of Bhai Phota or Bhaiya Duj on the Dwitiya or the second day after the Kali Puja. The festival honors the beautiful bond of love and affection between brother and sister. In the Hindi belt, this…
About three weeks after Durga Puja, when the people across India celebrate Diwali, Bengalis celebrate Kali Puja. Both the festivals coincide on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu month Kartik. Goddess Kali, a manifestation of Maa Durga,…
Goddess Jagadhatri is one of the incarnations of Durga. Jagadhatri means mother(dhatri) of the Planet (Jagat). At the onset of winter, Jagadhatri Puja is celebrated in various parts of West Bengal and Orissa. At West Bengal’s Chandanagar, it is a…
