Exclusive moment of Eye painting of Jagadhatri Idol. Sujit Paul shared this moment from Duplexpatty Jagadhatri Puja, Chandannagar, Hooghly

Eye painting of Jagadhatri Idol has been started. Pronab Nath has share this moment from Harer Pukur Dhar jagadhatri puja.

Jagadhatri Puja preparation Duplexpatty, Chandannagar. Shared by Sujit Paul

Puja preperation Narua, Chandannagar. Shared by Pubali De

Puja preperation Fatokgora, Chandannagar. Shared by Pubali De

Puja preperation Vidyalanka, Chandannagar. Shared by Asim De

From Nilanjan Chatterjee's exclusive album.

Photograph shared by Sayantan Das, Chandannagar

Photograph shared by Milan Dey, Chandannagar

Photograph shared by Milan Dey, Chandannagar

Photograph shared by Sayantan Das, Chandannagar

Photograph shared by Milan Dey, Chandannagar

Will it ever stop raining this year?
The question hung heavy all through Saturday as kolkata & suburban area struggled through an unprecedented unseasonal rainstorm. 155 mm rain in 12 hours, the wettest October in at least 15 years.

 Bengali’s main festival month is October. Almost 3 days was hanging for rainfall in Durga puja time. Now just 5 days left Diwali & 12 days left Jagadhatri Puja. Gods knows!!!!

The people of Chandannagar have been started preparation to celebrate the Jagadhatri puja. The clay artist starts to breathe in life in the images of Jagadhatri.  Such unmatched skills come in the limelight during the festive occasion like Jagadhatri Puja. They have started the basic work with the help of bamboo sticks, straw, clay, jute rope etc.

This Photograph taken from Sorisha Para Jagadhatri Puja. Shared by Pubali De

Photograph shared by Milan Dey, Chandannagar.

Everybody is very much disappointed with the regular rain. Now it is almost end of the October, sky should be clear. All we are expecting sunny day, but cloud does not move away. All the Jagadhatri puja committees are deeply worried about this situation. Just 15 days left for our main festival Jagadhatri Puja.

This is the photograph of Padripara Jagadhatri Puja, Chandannagar. The main theme was rickshaw and rikshawala. Mr. A. De has shared this form his album 2012.

This puja has been started at our house nearly 100 years ago, by Sri Haripado Barat & Smt. Suhasini Barat at our Vivekananda Street (Kolkata Residence).
After they lost their younger son Sri,Gobinbo Barat, they stopped the same Puja at residence. Their son Sri,Balai Chandra Barat (my grand father) shifted with his family to Rishra and continued the Puja in different manner he used take charge of bhog and other expenses of his friends residence puja. Sri Balai Barat has Three son Sri Amiya Kumar Barat (my father), Late Manoj Kumar Barat (my uncle passed away last year with cancer) and Sri Paranab Kumar Barat.  My father has a great faith on Jagadhatri Maa. After I got well settled from last few years we have started this puja again at our own place. Total 3 days grand Puja and Family Function. As I stay in Bangalore and my sister in Pune it's a great time for us to meet everybody all our cousin sisters and brothers those who are staying Mumbai/Assam & Delhi they too come for the same puja.

Baghbazar Jagadhatri puja 2012

Baghbazar Jagadhatri puja 2012

Photography shared by :- Nilanjan Chatterjee
Address: Gopalbag, Chandannagar , Hooghly

Jagadhatri Puja 2013 will be on performed 9^th November to 12^th November 2013. According to Bengali calendar Jagadhatri Puja will be start on 21^st Kartik 1420 - Sasthi, 22^nd Kartik - Saptami, 23^rd Kartik - Asthami, 24^th Kartik - Nabami and 25^th Kartik - Dashami.


Based on Indian Standard Time:
Saptami: 9th November, 2013 Saturday
Asthami: 10th November, 2013 Sunday
Nabami: 11th November, 2013 Monday   
Dashami: 12th November, 2013 Tuesday
 

Photography by  : Anjan Ganguly
Kalitala, Telinipara, Hooghly