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The next festivals, Ekadashis and full moons; tap one for dates and times.
📖 Puja stories
💍 Bengali Hindu wedding rituals, one by one
Bengali Hindu wedding rituals in order: Aiburobhaat, Gaye Holud, Mala Badal, Saat Paak, Sindoor Daan, Bou Boron and Bou Bhaat.
🌼 Gaye Holud: the colourful pre-wedding ceremony
What Gaye Holud is, when it happens, and how it is held in West Bengal and Bangladesh, with turmeric, sweets and ilish gifts.
🍚 Annaprashan: a baby's first rice
What Annaprashan is, the usual age, what the baby eats, who feeds the child, and the custom of picking objects from a leaf.
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One-minute games. A card at the end, straight to the group chat.
Which Puja character are you?
Four funny scenes, four decisions. In the end you get your very own Puja character.
PlayPuja Squad Role Card
Who’s the real leader, who’s on the 3 a.m. phuchka squad and who’s the lost GPS? Make your squad card!
PlayPandal-hopping in Pujopur
Five mishaps, five decisions in the imaginary city of Pujopur. Who'll be in what state by the end of the night?
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What’s happening now?
Hand-picked from published reports, not live social-media trends. Upcoming / on now / over is worked out from your device’s date.
🥁 Kolkata7 Sep – 21 Oct
No Red Road carnival this year
West Bengal
State announcement: no post-Dashami carnival, no alcohol sales at shops on Ashtami, no DJs at pandals or immersions, no cranes at immersion.
🛕 Bangladesh26 Sep
Puja Udjapan Parishad preparation meeting
Dhakeshwari National Temple, Dhaka
About 70 district and metropolitan committees met at Dhakeshwari National Temple, chaired by Bashudeb Dhar.
🥁 Kolkata10 Oct
Mahalaya
Kolkata · Eden Gardens
Devi Paksha begins. The state’s Puja inauguration is planned at Eden Gardens with a drone show (as announced).
🛕 Bangladesh10 Oct
Mahalaya: prayers and tarpan at Dhakeshwari
Dhaka
Mahalaya prayers and til-tarpan at Dhakeshwari National Temple; Ramna Kali Mandir also marked the day.
Puja near you
Kolkata & West Bengal, or Bangladesh? Sourced news, pandal-hopping plans and your own Puja plan card.
A world map of pandals, with sources
Search by name, city or country. Filter by year, theme and status. Each entry shows where the information came from and when it was last checked, and says so when a pin is only approximate.
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Festivals all year
Dates, tithi times, greeting cards and stories for each festival. Tell us which puja you want next.
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