The goddess is in the city
The goddess is in the city
The goddess is in the city
Kolkata
14 - 17 Oct 2026
14 - 17 Oct 2026
The Goddess is said to leave her husband's mountain for her father's house, her children in tow - and Kolkata is that house. The city spends months building for her: pandals the size of buildings, streets full of light.
The Goddess is said to leave her husband's mountain for her father's house, her children in tow - and Kolkata is that house. The city spends months building for her: pandals the size of buildings, streets full of light.
The Visits
What You Will Experience
What You Will Experience
01
An evening in a Rajbari
The journey opens inside a heritage mansion, where a renowned Kolkata danseuse traces Durga's whole arc, from advent to Visarjan. You're drawn into the Sindoor Khela and the Dhunuchi dance yourself, before a Murshidabadi, Nawabi-Bengali spread.
01
An evening in a Rajbari
The journey opens inside a heritage mansion, where a renowned Kolkata danseuse traces Durga's whole arc, from advent to Visarjan. You're drawn into the Sindoor Khela and the Dhunuchi dance yourself, before a Murshidabadi, Nawabi-Bengali spread.
01
An evening in a Rajbari
The journey opens inside a heritage mansion, where a renowned Kolkata danseuse traces Durga's whole arc, from advent to Visarjan. You're drawn into the Sindoor Khela and the Dhunuchi dance yourself, before a Murshidabadi, Nawabi-Bengali spread.
02
The pandals as public art
A biennale that happens every year in the open street. You walk the great theme-pandals and eco-conscious idols with an artist-curator who reads the materials, ideas and makers for you.
02
The pandals as public art
A biennale that happens every year in the open street. You walk the great theme-pandals and eco-conscious idols with an artist-curator who reads the materials, ideas and makers for you.
02
The pandals as public art
A biennale that happens every year in the open street. You walk the great theme-pandals and eco-conscious idols with an artist-curator who reads the materials, ideas and makers for you.
03
The Hooghly at dusk
The peak, and the vantage almost no visitor gets. A private barge carries you out as the light goes, floating beneath the Howrah Bridge with the skyline glowing on both banks, street snacks and live music over the water.
03
The Hooghly at dusk
The peak, and the vantage almost no visitor gets. A private barge carries you out as the light goes, floating beneath the Howrah Bridge with the skyline glowing on both banks, street snacks and live music over the water.
03
The Hooghly at dusk
The peak, and the vantage almost no visitor gets. A private barge carries you out as the light goes, floating beneath the Howrah Bridge with the skyline glowing on both banks, street snacks and live music over the water.
04
Heritage Kolkata
Breakfast inside the historic Kolkata Stock Exchange, the handloom studios where Bengal's cottons and silks are still made, and Kumartuli, the quarter where the idols are born from clay.
04
Heritage Kolkata
Breakfast inside the historic Kolkata Stock Exchange, the handloom studios where Bengal's cottons and silks are still made, and Kumartuli, the quarter where the idols are born from clay.
04
Heritage Kolkata
Breakfast inside the historic Kolkata Stock Exchange, the handloom studios where Bengal's cottons and silks are still made, and Kumartuli, the quarter where the idols are born from clay.
06
Kalighat and Kantha
An early darshan at the Kalighat Kali Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, before the city wakes. And a hands-on Kantha workshop that sends you home with something made by your own hands.
06
Kalighat and Kantha
An early darshan at the Kalighat Kali Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, before the city wakes. And a hands-on Kantha workshop that sends you home with something made by your own hands.
06
Kalighat and Kantha
An early darshan at the Kalighat Kali Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, before the city wakes. And a hands-on Kantha workshop that sends you home with something made by your own hands.
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