Durga Puja
Durga Puja
Durga Puja
Public Art 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 Witness
01
The illuminated lanes, on Janmashtami eve
The week opens with a guided drive through Vrindavan as it lights up, devotees streaming through the galis, while scholar Surakshit Goswami frames the days ahead: why this town, why midnight.
01
The illuminated lanes, on Janmashtami eve
The week opens with a guided drive through Vrindavan as it lights up, devotees streaming through the galis, while scholar Surakshit Goswami frames the days ahead: why this town, why midnight.
01
The illuminated lanes, on Janmashtami eve
The week opens with a guided drive through Vrindavan as it lights up, devotees streaming through the galis, while scholar Surakshit Goswami frames the days ahead: why this town, why midnight.
02
The Pallaki Utsav
Before the birth, the deities are carried out on a decorated palanquin through a wave of sankirtan - drums, cymbals and dancing. One of the festival's great visual moments, and you move with it.
02
The Pallaki Utsav
Before the birth, the deities are carried out on a decorated palanquin through a wave of sankirtan - drums, cymbals and dancing. One of the festival's great visual moments, and you move with it.
02
The Pallaki Utsav
Before the birth, the deities are carried out on a decorated palanquin through a wave of sankirtan - drums, cymbals and dancing. One of the festival's great visual moments, and you move with it.
03
The Hooghly at dusk
The peak, and an advantage almost no visitor gets - a private barge beneath the Howrah Bridge as the light goes, the skyline glowing on both banks, street snacks and live music over the water.
03
The Hooghly at dusk
The peak, and an advantage almost no visitor gets - a private barge beneath the Howrah Bridge as the light goes, the skyline glowing on both banks, street snacks and live music over the water.
03
The Hooghly at dusk
The peak, and an advantage almost no visitor gets - a private barge beneath the Howrah Bridge as the light goes, the skyline glowing on both banks, street snacks and live music over the water.
04
The midnight birth at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
The moment it all builds toward. At twelve the clock strikes, Krishna is born, and the temple erupts - conch, bells and drums, the grand abhishek as the deity is bathed in milk and honey, flowers showered, the whole hall singing. From reserved seating with a clear view of the altar.
04
The midnight birth at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
The moment it all builds toward. At twelve the clock strikes, Krishna is born, and the temple erupts - conch, bells and drums, the grand abhishek as the deity is bathed in milk and honey, flowers showered, the whole hall singing. From reserved seating with a clear view of the altar.
04
The midnight birth at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
The moment it all builds toward. At twelve the clock strikes, Krishna is born, and the temple erupts - conch, bells and drums, the grand abhishek as the deity is bathed in milk and honey, flowers showered, the whole hall singing. From reserved seating with a clear view of the altar.
06
Mathura, the birthplace
A crossing to where Krishna was actually born: the Janmabhoomi complex and the prison cell at its heart, then the carved balconies of Dwarkadhish. A satsang with a Krishna scholar ties the theology together.
06
Mathura, the birthplace
A crossing to where Krishna was actually born: the Janmabhoomi complex and the prison cell at its heart, then the carved balconies of Dwarkadhish. A satsang with a Krishna scholar ties the theology together.
06
Mathura, the birthplace
A crossing to where Krishna was actually born: the Janmabhoomi complex and the prison cell at its heart, then the carved balconies of Dwarkadhish. A satsang with a Krishna scholar ties the theology together.
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