Everything you need to know about Kumartuli. Kumartuli, a historic town along the Hooghly River in North Kolkata, is the heart of the Durga Puja celebration during Navratri.

Sailen Pal, who is known for making barir Durga pratima, had a similar opinion. “I sold barir Durga idols at `9,000-10,000 last year, but this year, I have to charge at least `14,000-15,000 to ...

Resurgent Kumartuli counts down to Durga Puja Crippled over two years by the pandemic curbs, artisans are hoping for a return to festivities this year Updated - March 28, 2022 08:29 pm IST - Kolkata: ...

Durga idols take form in the skilled hands of idol makers at Kumartuli, a traditional potters' quarter in the northern Kolkata, renowned for its sculpting expertise and the export of these idols.

Kolkata News:Kumartuli artisans plagued with problems. Barely a month before Durga Puja, artists at Kumartuli are busy finishing the idols of Goddess Durga, her four children and demon Mahishasur.

For generations, the inhabitants of Kumartuli in northern Kolkata have been engaged in the time-honoured art of creating clay idols of Goddess Durga. The finished idols are worshipped during the ...

Kumartuli artisan offers 20 per cent discount on Durga idols booked online during lockdown The offer, claimed to be the first in the history of Kumartuli, was made by Prodyut Paul, a potter ...

What: Snow Park presents 3D Durga Pratima in association with TTIS Where: Snow Park, Axis Mall, New Town When: 10.30am to midnight (till September 30) Expect: Move over clay idols and Kumartuli ...

Kolkata's Kumartuli is the traditional hub of potters who make the idols that are central to the city's Durga Puja festivities. It is here that artisans make images of Goddess Durga from clay over ...

With a few months left for Durga puja, the artisans at Kolkata's potters' hub Kumartuli, known globally, are busy diligently giving the final touches to the idols of the goddess ready to be sent ...

The Durga idol at Beldih Kalibari, one of the most famous pujas in town, is facing a tall competition. Bistupur's RD Bhatta and CA Puja Committee, which wanted to do something grand to mark its golden ...

Kumartuli, a historic town along the Hooghly River in North Kolkata, is the heart of the Durga Puja celebration during Navratri. Also known as "Potter's Quarter," this town has been making ...