While writing this blog post holi already started in Vrindavan, a holy town in Uttar Pradesh( Mathura, Biraj, Nandgaon and Barsana). So that feeling already in air. Also World finest holi celebrated there, it’s like a Durga Puja festival of Kolkata, it’s much more than just a festival.
I tried to focus and documenting as many holi as I can so that you can find different flavour of around the world holi festivals. The best part of kolkata is that you can find different style or kind of holi or basanta utsav and dol ustad/jatra whatever you called. So always surprised what city of joy offers itself.
The most famous festival or first festival start before holi here is Basanta Utsav of Jorasanko Thakurbari Kolkata. But unfortunately because of popularity and huge crowd this festival closed form last year 2018. Only celebration happening only another campus of Rabindra Bharati University or RBU B.T Road Campus.
Here the glimpse of celebration looks like
Here the list of Holi celebration or festival you must visit in your lifetime.
In this blog post I’m sharing some of the best Locations (Bonedi Bari & Puja Pandal) you must visit during Durga Puja time. Last day of Durga Puja it’s called Dashami, it’s also called like Vijaya dashami (also known as Dasahara, Dusshera, Dasara, Dussehra or Dashain or Navratri).
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Where: Bagbazar Sarbajanin Durgotsav
Address: Bagbazar St, Baghbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700003
Speciality: Durga Puja Highlights (All In One), idol immersion procession
Special Mention
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Where: Dussehra
Address: Salt Lake Central Park, Kolkata
Time: Evening
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Where: Taki Ichamati River
Address: Basirhat, Taki
Time: Noon
Speciality: Durga idol immersion
Note : Apart from that lots of bonedi bari & Puja Pandal Committee holds this celebration in a great way. I will be adding more in this list. If you know some awesome location let me know or comments down below.
Sukanta Pal 