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Amazing Festivals of Kolkata That You Need To See At Least Once

  • Posted on May 19, 2023
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Amazing Festivals of Kolkata That You Need To See At Least Once

The city of joy, Kolkata is well- liked by tourists and locals alike. Why, you ask? Starting from the tasty but cheap food to numerous old temples and British era architecture and architectural influences, from parks and museums to butterfly gardens and humongous libraries, spooky cemeteries to famed churches, Kolkata lacks next to nothing when it comes to culture.

With music, movies, food and literature and even living style, depicting that of traditional Bengalis, you cannot miss out on even one of the festivals that we have catalogued below. Here is all you need to know about the mesmerising festivals of Kolkata, so book your seat on a Canada to India flight, come here and know what it is like to lose oneself in the joy this city has to offer.

Durga Puja

Durga Puja

The single most popularly celebrated puja of Kolkata is Durga Puja. People of West Bengal eagerly await the days when Durga Puja starts and the celebrations go on for 10 days. It is a puja where people are decked out in their best outfits- traditional or otherwise, and go visit the pandals which are made in various themes along with the idol, chandeliers and décor.

Goddess Durga stands for many things, but her most famed 9 forms are prayed to during these days, also known as Navratri Puja. Navratri Puja literally translates to nine nights of worship. Devotees of Goddess Durga keep a fast for 9 days, eating only sattvik food, water and milk.

After the 10 days are over, the idols are submerged in water bodies after taking them out on a grand procession with music and dance. On this day, married women play Sindoor Khela with each other to increase their marital bliss.

Date: 20 October, 2023

Saraswati Puja

Saraswati Puja

One of the most prominent pujas of Kolkata after Durga and Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja celebrates the Goddess of wisdom, knowledge and creativity. Hence, it is especially popular among students and artists, musicians and people in creative fields of work. Book Tripbeam’s flights from Canada to India and experience this firsthand.

People decorate the idols of Goddess Saraswati with white or colorful clothes and jewelry, and then chant mantras. They offer Prasad and perform bhog. After the bhog, they distribute the food among either the students or the poor. You can find highly decorated pandals on this day that are housing idols of the Goddess where devotees go and pay their respects. Girls and women usually wear a saree when they go for pandal hopping.

Date: 14 February, 2024

International Food Tech Kolkata

International Food Tech Kolkata

A non- cultural festival, the International Food Tech is one of the largest trade shows of India. This year the festival will opt for the food service industry, confectionery and bakery, and food processing. They will invite bakers, confectioners, food makers, chefs, hoteliers, restaurant owners, food retailers, caterers and many other such industry professionals. This festival is a perfect amalgamation of the variety of foods, sweets and beverages that Kolkata has to offer.

Date: 18- 20 August, 2023

Place: The Milan Mela Exhibition Complex

Festivals are an ongoing phenomenon at Kolkata as the people celebrate it with utmost pomp and show. Other notable festivals include Kali Puja, Bhai Phota, Jamai Shasti, Makar Sankranti, Dum Dum Classical Music Festival, Dover Lane Music Festival, National Theatre Festival, Unreal Film Festival, and many more. Visit the city of joy after booking a business class flight with Tripbeam and get unimaginable discounts.

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