
Making of epic 'Cotton Candy' - Durga Puja carnival, in Kolkata
West Bengal·ceremony · festival
Bright stalls with cotton candy like this one are a common sight in the carnival in Kolkata which is Durga Puja.
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West Bengal·ceremony · festival
Bright stalls with cotton candy like this one are a common sight in the carnival in Kolkata which is Durga Puja.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival
Brisk business in Kolkata during Durga Puja celebrations . Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival
If one event gives Calcutta's cultural scene it's dominating motive it is the Durga Puja festival.

Kolkata, West Bengal
A barber trims the hair of a football fan during Russia World Cup ‘2018’, as FIFA fever grips the country, in Kolkata.

West Bengal·music · farmland
Krosswindz is a Classic Rock / Folk-Fusion band from Kolkata, formed in 1990. It is one of the pioneers of the Indian Rock scene with albums launched as early as 1993.

West Bengal
It's mela (fanfare) time in Dharmatala, a locality in Kolkata commonly known as Esplanade. A local Calcutta man performs a deadly stunt by breaking a tube light on his head. He then cheerfully accepts the money from his audience.

West Bengal
It is Mrinal Sen who manages to project this idiom of Calcutta with brutal honesty and rare compassion. The many facets of the city and its inherent contradictions are fodder for the artists who thrive and find inspiration in this milieu.

West Bengal·ceremony · politics
Artists in Calcutta, West Bengal give final touches to the idols of Durga Maa and other characters before Durga Puja celebrations. The idols are made of clay and will be painted and adorned with accessories before the main festival.

West Bengal·river · boats
Wooden boats at Outram Ghat are ready to sail as passengers get into the boats. One can see the temporary floating docks in Hoogly River and seen far behind is the Vidyasagar Setu.

West Bengal·ceremony
Kumortuli is considered as abode for idol makers as we can see so many idols are in the process of making.

West Bengal·ceremony · industry
Eco-freindly idols are making at a workshop in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kumortuli is a traditionally potters' quarter in northern Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta), the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·architecture · industry
The Victoria Memorial, officially called Victoria Memorial Hall, is a memorial building dedicated to Victoria, which is located in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and a former capital of British India.

West Bengal·ceremony · river
Blessings of goddess Durga is being distributed among the devotees. During the week of Durga Puja, in the entire state of West Bengal as well as in large enclaves of Bengalis everywhere, life comes to a complete standstill.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival
Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

West Bengal·music
Indian playback singer Usha Uthup sings 'Kolkata Kolkata' a Bengali song on a television show. The tune was given to Usha Uthup by A. R. Rehman and lyrics were written by Ratan Saha.

West Bengal
A hair-cutter (napi or barber) plies his trade on the pavement in Kolkata. Could this be a potential transmission means for AIDS or have their got their touch and scrap so fine and down to a T that never a graze or scrape takes place? Don't…

West Bengal·river
Prinsep Ghat is a Ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly and on its bank on Kolkata side.

West Bengal·river
Clay idols of god and goddesses put out to bake under the sunlight in the area of Kumortuli in Kolkata, West Bengal.

West Bengal·river · architecture
Ferries and wooden boats standing in a row at Outram Ghat near Babu Ghat in Kolkata, West Bengal and one can also see the Vidyasagar Setu.

West Bengal
The work of pulling a rickshaw manually is hard work and degrading to the human being doing it. Thus, this has been banned in many cities in modern India.

West Bengal
India’s second-biggest city is a daily festival of human existence, simultaneously noble and squalid, cultured and desperate, decidedly futuristic while splendid in decay.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival
Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival
Kolkata markets see bright business before and during the greatest festival of the east- Durga Puja.
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