01 · Festival · 4N
Pandal nights, dhunuchi dances and the goddess's farewell on the river.
- Kumartuli idol-makers
- Pandal-hopping
- Sindoor Khela
For awe · devotion
India · Coming later
Kolkata & Bengal
The city of Tagore and Durga Puja, terracotta temples and old Calcutta.
- Base
- Kolkata
- Best time
- Oct – Feb · Durga Puja in Oct
- Also
- Kumartuli, Shantiniketan, Bishnupur
Journeys in Kolkata & Bengal
3 ways in.
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02 · Private · 3N
Colonial avenues, North Kolkata's rajbaris and a ferry on the Hooghly.
- Victoria Memorial
- North Kolkata rajbaris
- Hooghly ferry
For curiosity
03 · Circuit · 5N
Tagore's Shantiniketan and the terracotta temples of Bishnupur.
- Shantiniketan
- Bishnupur's temples
- A Baul music evening
For curiosity · stillness
Experiences in Kolkata & Bengal
Add to any journey.
01 · Curiosity
Kumartuli workshops
Clay idols shaped by hand before the Puja.
02 · Stillness
A Baul evening
Wandering minstrels sing in the countryside.
03 · Indulgence
The sweet shops of Kolkata
Rosogolla and sandesh from century-old counters.
From the Journal
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Next destination
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