Festivals

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)  |  TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 01st October, 2016: Siliguri’s Suryanagar Friends Union is celebrating its 62nd year of Durga Puja celebration. Suryanagar Friends Union has always a centre of attraction of the Siligurians and people from suburbs of Siliguri. Mr. Manik Sarkar of the Durga Puja Committee spoke to TNI and said that the theme for this year is “Shilpir Moner Madhuri” depicting the Artistic Charm of a…

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)  |  TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 12th September, 2016: Siliguri’s Central Colony Durga Puja is observing its 54th Year of Durga Puja Celebration. Over the years this puja committee has gained its popularity of doing something new in a big budget Durga Puja Celebration. This year too it’s no exception. With its unique presentation and creativity, Siliguri’s Central Colony Durga Puja has earned accolades not only in Siliguri or…

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)  |  TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 09th September, 2016: Ganesh Utsav came to an end in Siliguri with the Ganesh Visharjan rally catapulted into a mini carnival at Siliguri. Over the years Ganesh Utsav had gained popularity in Siliguri and suburbs. Though the biggest draw i.e. Bidhan Market Ganesh Puja Committee stays for 10 days is yet to go for immersion. From the evening Hill Cart road up to…

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)  |  TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 06th September, 2016: Fuleshwari Bazaar Committee celebrated their 2nd Year Ganesh Chaturthi with much dedication. The puja committee members had already taken their preparation much before. Gradually the popularity of the Puja in this Bazar is gaining momentum. Apart from this, there is no other big dimension Puja happening in around the puja. Hence, the maximum people concentration in this puja has become…

By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri)  | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 05th September, 2016: The Puja Fervor has started with Ganesh Chathurthi of this year. It is popularly known as Ganesh Puja in this part of the country. Siliguri has become the hub of Ganesh Puja in North Bengal over the last decade and the number of puja committees is increasing in leaps and bounds every year. Every locality in Siliguri now celebrates Ganesh…

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)  |  TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 26th August, 2016: Kado Khela is a ritual performed by the Rajbonshi community here in North Bengal, Assam and Northern Bangladesh. It’s a normal puja is performed within the family members. After the puja finishes, prasad is distributed to the puja performers. The main attraction lies outside when the villagers or the community members perform the ‘Kado Khela’, an entertainment ritual. This is…