Priests perform the rituals of Durga Puja at Shobhabazar Rajbari (palace). According to the family it is more than 250 years old and the oldest puja of Kolkata.
Celebrations of Durga Puja in Communist Bengal
Ladies in traditional garb wait in que for the ceremony of 'Sindoor' Play
A boy scavenges for the heads of idols after immersion in the river Hoogly.
Ladies in traditional attire dance to the beat of drums on the last day of the festivities of Durga puja
An unfinished idol of Goddess Lakshmi awaits the finishing touch
An idol of Durga being taken to the river Hoogly for immersion
Priests perform the rituals of Durga Puja at Shobhabazar Rajbari (palace). According to the family it is more than 250 years old and the oldest puja of Kolkata.
Celebrations of Durga Puja in Communist Bengal
Ladies in traditional garb wait in que for the ceremony of 'Sindoor' Play
A boy scavenges for the heads of idols after immersion in the river Hoogly.
Ladies in traditional attire dance to the beat of drums on the last day of the festivities of Durga puja
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