Festivals Of Kolkata
Durga Puja
Durga Puja in Kolkata is the grandest of all festivals celebrated in the capital city in honour of Goddess Durga during the period of Navaratri. It is celebrated for 10 days starting from the sixth day until the ninth day, the Pandals with grand idols of Goddess Durga are open for visitors.
Kali Puja
Kali Pooja is celebrated to honour Goddess Kali. A grand pooja is conducted at midnight to celebrate the destruction of evil. This festival coincides with Diwali which is celebrated in other parts of the country. This festival generally overlaps between the months of October and November.
Dol Purnima
Dol Jatra or Dol Purnima is celebrated on a full moon day and is dedicated to Lord Krishna. The day also marks the last festival of the year as per the Bengali calendar.
Poila Boisakh
The Bengali New Year celebration is popularly known as ‘Poila Baisakh’ . It’s the first day of the Bengali New Year, which usually falls in mid-April every year.
Jamai Sasthi
Jamai Shasti is a widely celebrated by Bengalis and is a festival that is dedicated to the bond son-in-laws share with their mother-in-laws.'Jamai' means son-in-law, while 'Shasti' means sixth. Hence, Jamai Shasti is observed on the sixth day of traditional Hindu calendar's Jyestha month.
Bhai Fota
Bhai Phota festival takes place 2 days after the celebration of Kali puja. The sister fasts till she applies a tilak on her brother's forehead, she prays for the sound health, safety and prosperity of her brother. The brother in return presents gift to her sister ,both offer sweets to each other.
Book Fair
The International Kolkata Book Fair is a winter fair in Kolkata. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair—the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than whole-sale distributors. It is the world's largest non-trade book fair, Asia's largest book fair and the most attended book fair.
Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja in Kolkata is celebrated with fervour and gaiety on Vasant Panchami, the first day of spring. Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge and art. A visit to the Kolkata at this time is a culture trip into the festivals of India.
Chrismas
Kolkata Christmas Festival, held annually during the month of December in Kolkata on Park Street. Bands and various choir groups perform on the stage. A two-hour Christmas Parade is also organised on one of the days in which about 500 school children participate.
Jagadhatri Puja
Jagadhatri is one of the incarnations of Goddess Durga. The Jagadhatri puja is widely celebrated in Kolkata.Devotees worship and celebrate reincarnation of goddess Durga in the name of Jagadhatri and create a splendid ambience with high festive spirits.