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With Rath Yatra approaching, the countdown to Bengal's biggest festival, Durga Puja, begins. Check out the photo gallery for this year's Durga Puja dates.
In her new film, “Bonjour Tristesse,” and in her writing, the director Durga Chew-Bose knows how to create an atmosphere. Listen to this article · 10:40 min Learn more Share full article ...
Amid ongoing agitations in Kolkata, foreign exports of Kumartuli’s Durga idols see hike Kumartuli’s artisans witnessed a drop in orders for Durga idols this year, in light of the ongoing ...
The shutterbugs gave their own twists to the iconic yellow cab, trams, ghats, idol-makers of Kumartuli and rajbaris. Raj Sarkar, a mentor at the institute, showcased a snippet from Kumartuli where ...
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 ...
Durga Pujo is the biggest festival in West Bengal and this year, in collaboration with the sculptors of Kumartuli, we are humbled and delighted to present their unparalleled artistry through our ...
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 ...
With a few months left for Durga puja, the preparations are happening in full swing. The idols of the goddess are ready to be sent abroad from Kolkata's 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 ...
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.
As Kumartuli gears up to deliver Durga idols to hundreds of pandals across Kolkata, social media influencers are also on the upswing in the potters’ colony Amid the bustle that Kumartuli is at ...
Kumartuli, a traditional potters' colony in North Kolkata is gearing up to deliver thousands of Maa Durga idols to puja pandals as West Bengal prepares to celebrate its biggest festival which is ...