Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Kolkata Celebrates Durga Puja with Pushpanjali on Ashtami
On Maha Ashtami in Kolkata, people gathered at pandals for Durga Puja.
They offered Pushpanjali, a ritual where devotees offer flowers.
Priests led chants, and volunteers guided the crowds.
The offering of flowers symbolizes surrender to the goddess.
After the prayers, many pandals distributed bhog, turning the event into a community celebration of food and togetherness.
Devotees gathered in Kolkata for Durga Puja on Maha Ashtami.
Pushpanjali was offered, a sacred ritual involving flowers.
Priests chanted mantras during the ritual.
Volunteers helped guide devotees through crowded pandals.
Bhog was distributed in several pandals after the ritual.
- Who
- Devotees
- What
- Offered Pushpanjali
- When
- Maha Ashtami
- Where
- Kolkata
- Why
- As part of Durga Puja
- Event
- Durga Puja
- Ritual
- Pushpanjali
- Location
- Kolkata
- Day
- Maha Ashtami
- Activities
- Chanting, offering flowers, bhog
Sources
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