Helapukur, Chandannagar

Golden Jubilee of the Jagadhatri Puja at Chandannagar. The organizers had hired a local goldsmith Senco Jewelers to make painted decorations made entirely out of real gold and decorated the area around the main altar with them. Some of the ornaments were really quite astonishing, such as one that depicted a deity wrapped in real […]

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Nilmoni Dey Thakur Barir Puja

The Dey family puja of the Nilmoni Thakurdalan in Bowbazar, Kolkata has been ongoing for over a century. On Nabami days, four pujas are performed here. The Dhuno Poran ritual is also practiced. Widows of the family are generally responsible for managing the thakurdalan on their own accord including hiring their own cooks and doing […]

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Thanthania Dey BARIR Puja

Girish Chandra Dey and other staunch devotees built a temple back in 1897. They had their first puja this year at their friends house, Manik Lal Dey’s house, after they finished constructing the Thanthania Kalibari. For 12 years they carried on with the puja while they worked hard to build an even more awesome puja […]

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