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FALAKATA CELEBRATED RAKHI DESPITE HEAVY RAINS

Posted on August 29, 2015 by tni

By Arunangshu Maitra (TNI Falakata) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Falakata, 29th August, 2015: Falakata celebrated Raksha Bandhan Utsab after defying heavy rains which lashed throughout the town during morning today. Falakata Press Club members today tied rakhi to the people in Falakata town. Along with the rakhi sweets were also distributed. Raksha Bandhan was also celebrated by Falakata SSB 53 No. Battalion. All the Jawans of Falakata SSB celebrated the…

TUFANGANJ CELEBRATES “RAKSHA BANDHAN” THROUGHOUT THE TOWN

Posted on August 29, 2015 by tni

By Pradip Kundu (TNI Tufanganj) ~ Edited By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Tufanganj, 29th August, 2015: Along with the entire state Tufanganj also celebrated the fraternal Raksha Bandhan festival. Today the day was marked as “Sanskriti Dibos” by the Department of Youth Services, Government of West Bengal and based on the theme the Raksha Bandhan festival was celebrated in the community hall of Tufanganj Municipality. Various officials of the Department of youth services were present…

RAKSHABANDHAN AT RADHABARI BSF BY BRAHMAKUMARIS

Posted on August 28, 2015 by tni

By Rita Das (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 28th August, 2015: In the Holy occasion of Raksha Bandhan the Haiderpara unit of Prajapita Brahmakumari Viswavidyalaya Siliguri had organized a raksha bandhan ceremony at the 58 Batallion BSF Radhabari Campus. The Sisters (Bahen) of Brahmakumaris led by Punam Didi put holi rakhi in the hands of the veer jawans of BSF. Punam Bahen also spoke about the importance of the Raksha Bandhan…

KPPR: KOLKATA MUDIALI DURGA PUJA IS HAVING A THEME OF DIFFERENT CLASS THIS YEAR

Posted on August 27, 2015 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Kolkata) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 27th August, 2015: Mudiali, of the Kolkata’s heritage Durga Puja is celebrating its 81st Durga Puja this year. TNI in a bid to pip in the mondop preparation went to see the pandal premises. TNI met the Mondop artist of Mudiali this year Mr. Surendra Nath Surai from Howrah. For the last three years, he has worked with this puja committee, which is…

NO DURGA IMMERSION THIS YEAR AT GAIRKANTA, DOOARS

Posted on August 22, 2015 by tni

By Atish Sen (TNI Banarhat) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Banarhat, 22nd August, 2015: Banarhat Adarsha Pally Sarbojonin Durgapuja Committee will not immerse its Durga Idol at Gairkanta Ghat this year. Yesterday a new committee was formed for this year’s Durga Puja celebration in the club premises. The newly form committee’s secretary Mr. Bikash Das told TNI that every year the unprecedented chaotic situation is faced by various puja committees of the…

KOLKATA’S PUJA CAMPAIGN IN SILIGURI

Posted on August 21, 2015 by tni

By Swarnali Goswami (TNI Kolkata) & D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kolkata/Siliguri, 21st August, 2015: For more than a month Siliguri was wrapped with the unveiling advertising with a message “Ato Boro Satti”. Curiosity loomed large with speculations about the advertising campaign. People were confused and many of them thought that it was a normal Durga Puja Advertisement from a telecom company. However, it was revealed yesterday as the…

500 YEAR OLD MANASHA PUJA CELEBRATED AT JALPAIGURI

Posted on August 18, 2015 by tni

By Gargi Deb (TNI Jalpaiguri) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 18th August, 2015: The 500-year-old ancient Manasha Puja started from yesterday at Jalpaiguri’s Baikunthapur Rajbari. The celebration will continue for the next 3 days. Devotees defying the bandh came in large numbers to the Rajbari temple to offer puja. Several Goats, Pigeons, Pancha Fruits etc. were sacrificed on account of the Snake Goddesses Manasha Puja. According to the history experts, the puja…

SOCIETY MANASHA PUJA: A NEW TREND SETTING UP GRADUALLY IN SILIGURI

Posted on August 18, 2015 by tni

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 18th August, 2015: Bengalis are known for celebrating each and every thread whatever comes across in a religious fervor. Manasha Puja is still known as a one man puja organizing show till now. However, things are changing and changing fast. In Siliguri, a trend is being observed for the last 2 years and now the trend is becoming a mass celebration. Housing…

I – DAY MARKS THE “KHUTI PUJA” FOR SANGASHREE, SILIGURI

Posted on August 15, 2015 by tni

By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 15th August, 2015: Khuti puja has already started other parts of Bengal however; in Siliguri, it was the occasion of Independence Day, the age-old club of Siliguri “Sanghashree” took the occasion to open the ritual of Durga Puja with the ‘Khuti Puja’. Today morning when the Siligurians were busy chanting patriotic songs through choirs, anthems, songs, Prabhat feri, the club officials of…

FAMOUS RATH YATRA CELEBRATED AT BANKURA

Posted on July 26, 2015 by tni

By Kaushik Ghosh (TNI Bankura) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Bankura, 26th July, 2015: Like all other years this year too the Ratha Yatra festival was celebrated in Bankura with the great mood of festivity. Bankura is famous for its Rath Yatra festival especially for its two main Rath’s one is called Boro Roth which is established at Boro Rath Tala near Bankura Rail Station & other Roth named as Choto Roth…

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