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{{Short description|Hindu festival}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox intangible heritage
| Image = Grand decoration in the pandel of Sobuj Sangha, Basirhat.jpg
| Caption = Grand decorations reflecting the richness of art and culture of Basirhat's Durgapuja in Sobuj Sangha.
| ICH = Sarodiya Durga Puja
| State Party = India
| Region = West Bengal (celebrated statewide)
| Year = 2021
| ID = 00703
| List = Representative
| Note = '''Observances:''' Sindoor Khela, Worship of [[Goddess Durga]]
}}

'''Durga Puja in West Bengal''' ({{langx|bn|পশ্চিমবঙ্গের দুর্গাপূজা}}) is an annual festival celebrated magnificently marking the worship of the [[Hindu]] [[mother goddess]] [[Durga]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Durga Puja |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/stories/durga-puja |website=Indian Culture |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Government of India |access-date=9 July 2025}}</ref> This festival is the biggest festival of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Durga Puja
|url=https://www.wbtourism.gov.in/durgapuja
|website=West Bengal Tourism
|publisher=Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref>

== Police-Registered Durga Puja Pandals by top Cities ==
The following table shows the number of Durga Puja pandals officially registered with the local police authorities in various cities of West Bengal:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ '''Police-Registered Durga Puja Pandals in West Bengal (2025)'''
! City !! Number of Registered Pujas
|-
| [[Kolkata]] || 248<ref>{{cite news
|title=Durga Puja: Kolkata Elevates Durga Puja Festivities with 248 Major Celebrations
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-elevates-durga-puja-festivities-with-248-major-celebrations/articleshow/113951656.cms
|work=The Times of India
|date=6 March 2024
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref>
|-
| [[Asansol]]–[[Durgapur]] || 100+<ref>{{cite news
|title=Asansol Police releases Puja road guide map
|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/asansol-police-releases-puja-road-guide-map-1503350384.html
|work=The Statesman
|date=10 September 2023
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref>
|-
| [[Siliguri]] || 82<ref name="SiliguriPujaMap2024">{{cite web
|title=Durga Puja Guide Map – Siliguri Metropolitan Police (2024)
|url=https://siliguripc.wbpolice.gov.in/images/SILIGURI_PUJA_MAP-2024.pdf
|website=Siliguri Metropolitan Police
|publisher=Government of West Bengal
|date=8 October 2024
|access-date=13 June 2025
}}</ref>
|-
| [[Basirhat]] || 73<ref>{{cite news
|title=Durga Puja 2024: পরিদর্শনকারীরা QR কোড স্ক্যান ও GPS-র মাধ্যমে দেখতে পারবেন দুর্গাপুজো
|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-bengal/visitors-can-see-the-durga-puja-2024-by-scanning-qr-code-and-through-gps-l18-rdp-local18-1887044.html
|work=News18 বাংলা
|language=bn
|date=10 June 2024
|access-date=13 June 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Durga Puja Guide Map – Photo Gallery
|url=https://basirhatpolice.wb.gov.in/single-post/photos/1
|website=Basirhat Police District
|publisher=Government of West Bengal Police
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref>
|-
| [[Berhampore]] || 47<ref>{{cite news
|title=বহরমপুর ও কান্দিতে পুজো গাইড ম্যাপের উদ্বোধন প্রশাসনের তরফে
|trans-title=Inauguration of Durga Puja Guide Map in Berhampore and Kandi by the Administration
|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/murshidabad/inauguration-of-durga-puja-guide-map-in-berhampore-and-kandi-by-administrative-side-l18-pbd-895946.html
|work=News18 Bengali
|language=bn
|date=17 October 2023
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref>
|}

==Regional observations==
===Kolkata===
[[File:Ballygunge Cultural Durga Puja 2024 01.jpg|thumb|Ballygunge Cultural Association, Rashbehari, Kolkata presenting ''Arshinagar'' in their pandal]]
In Kolkata, Durga Puja is an annual festival celebrated magnificently.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolkata's biggest religious festival Durga Puja reframed as international art experience |url=https://theworld.org/media/2022-09-29/kolkata-s-biggest-religious-festival-durga-puja-reframed-international-art |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=The World from PRX |date=29 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |title=Durga Puja 2022: City of Joy Kolkata gears up for biggest festival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/news/durga-puja-2022-city-of-joy-kolkata-gears-up-for-biggest-festival-101662375005823-1.html |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 September 2022 |location=Kolkata |language=en}}</ref> Kolkata alone hosted more than 3,000 [[Barowari]] [[Puja (Hinduism)|pujas]] in Kolkata in 2022, with more than 200 pujas were organized in the city with a budget of over one crore [[Indian rupee|rupees]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |author1=Shiv Sahay Singh |title=I-T notices to Durga Pujas even as festival seeks UNESCO status |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/i-t-notices-to-durga-pujas-even-as-festival-seeks-unesco-status/article25980616.ece |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=The Hindu |location=Kolkata |language=en}}</ref> Kolkata has been inscribed on the list of [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]] in December 2021.<ref name="unesco">{{cite web |title=UNESCO – Durga Puja in Kolkata |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/durga-puja-in-kolkata-00703 |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=9 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Barowari pujas like Kashi Bose Lane, Jagat Mukherjee Park, [[Santosh Mitra Square|Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park)]], Chetla Agrani, Suruchi Sangha, [[Bullygunge Cultural Association|Ballygunge Cultural Association]], Tridhara Sammilani, Hindusthan Club, Hindustan Park are famous for its interior decoration of the pandal.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Durga Puja 2024: A Look At Kolkata's Most Creative Pandals
|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/durga-puja-2024-a-look-at-kolkatas-most-creative-pandals-6742411
|work=NDTV
|date=18 October 2024
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref> Meanwhile, Bagbazar Sorbojonin,<ref>{{cite web
|title=Durga Puja in Bagbazar, West Bengal
|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/durga-puja-bagbazar-west-bengal-368489-2012-10-21
|website=India Today
|publisher=Living Media India Ltd
|date=21 October 2012
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref> Maddox Square,<ref>{{cite web
|title=মহাঅষ্টমীর সকালে ,ম্যাডক্স স্কোয়ার
|trans-title=Sandhi Puja at Maddox Square and Other Places Witness Huge Crowd on Sunday Morning
|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/video/world-famous/pujor-ananda/sandhi-puja-at-maddox-square-and-other-places-on-sunday-morning-623584
|website=ABP Ananda
|language=bn
|access-date=9 July 2025
}}</ref> Ekdalia Evergreen and many more clubs are famous for the tradition of ''Sabeki Pujo''.
[[File:Durga Puja 1.jpg|thumb|Maddox Square, Kolkata Durga Puja celebration in 2012]]
[[File:২০২৩ হিন্দুস্তান পার্ক ১০.jpg|thumb|Hindustan Park Durga Puja 2023, Gariahat, Kolkata]]

The [[Durga Puja Carnival]] held annually, is an extension of the [[Durga Puja]] festivities in Kolkata.
[[File:Durga Puja Carnival in Kolkata 2018 21.jpg|thumb|Tridhara Sammilani featuring their tableaux in Durga Puja Carnival of Kolkata]]
While the centuries-old ''rajbari pujas'' with their ''Sabeki Protima'' and traditions are still popular, theme based pujas have risen in the present scenario and have become extremely popular, recording huge number of footfalls every year. Due to ginormous number of people visiting pandals every year and overcrowding on the main five days, pandals are inaugurated from [[Mahalaya]], much before Shashti. The magnification in the cost of expenditure has also lead the budget to be shifted from only ''chandas'' to advertisements and certain extent of government funding. Despite this changes, people have whole heartedly welcomed the new pinch to their age-old tradition and this festival has also turned out to be a melting pot of people from different religions, who enjoy the festivities.<ref>{{cite news |title=From Barir Pujo To Modern Pandals, This Is How West Bengal's Durga Puja Has Changed Over Years |url=https://curlytales.com/from-barir-pujo-to-modern-pandals-this-is-how-west-bengals-durga-puja-has-changed-over-years/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Explore Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata that have transitioned from traditional to high-tech art installations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/explore-durga-puja-pandals-in-kolkata-that-have-transitioned-from-traditional-to-high-tech-art-installations/article67402690.ece}}</ref>

===Basirhat===
{{multiple image
| footer = '''From left to right:''' (a) Grand decorations by Sobuj Sangha; (b) Installations by Gheepukur Dhar Netaji Union — both are key Durga Puja committees of Basirhat.
| width = 250
| image1 = Sobuj Sangha, a vibrant puja committee in Basirhat.jpg
| image2 = Durga Puja of Gheepukur Dhar, Basirhat.jpg
}}
In [[Basirhat|Basirhat, West Bengal]], the scale and intensity of Durga Puja celebrations are among the largest in [[North 24 Parganas]] district. In terms of the number of Durga Puja pandals, the city ranks fourth in West Bengal, following Kolkata, Asansol-Durgapur, and Siliguri.<ref>{{cite web |title=বসিরহাট শহর ও মহকুমা এলাকায় থিম দুর্গাপুজোতে মাইলফলক |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/north-24-parganas/theme-durga-puja-in-basirhat-subdivision-area-creates-milestone-l18-1329297.html |website=News18 বাংলা |publisher=Network18 |language=bn |access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Durga Puja 2024: পরিদর্শনকারীরা QR কোড স্ক্যান ও GPS-র মাধ্যমে দেখতে পারবেন দুর্গাপুজো |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-bengal/visitors-can-see-the-durga-puja-2024-by-scanning-qr-code-and-through-gps-l18-rdp-local18-1887044.html |work=News18 বাংলা |language=bn |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> For more than 150 years, the Durga idol has been immersed on boats in this city. On the day of Vijayadashami, people usually come in Basirhat to see the immersion festival. The idols and installations have changed in the modern era, but the immersion continues to be done in the [[Ichamati River]] by boat according to the ancient tradition. A fair is held on both banks of the river centering on the immersion. The special attraction of this fair is wooden furniture and various wooden items.<ref>{{cite web |title=Immersion by Boat in Ichamati at Basirhat: Crowds of Hundreds of Thousands on Both Riverbanks |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/videos/durga-puja-2023-in-basirhat-ichamati-the-boat-is-abandoned-the-two-banks-of-the-river-are-crowded-with-millions-of-people_492704.html |website=Zee News Bengali |publisher=Zee Media Corporation |date=2023-10-24 |access-date=2025-02-23 |language=Bengali}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:ইছামতী নদীতে দুর্গা প্রতিমা বিসর্জন |url=https://banglalive.com/photo-story-on-durga-idol-immesion-in-basirhat/ |website=BanglaLive |author=শুভদীপ ঘোষ |date=2024-10-12 |access-date=2025-02-23 |language=bn}}</ref>

[[File:Durga Idol at Vivekananda Sangha, Basirhat, West Bengal.jpg|thumb|Durga idol displayed to the public in Vivekananda Sangha, Basirhat, West Bengal]]

==See also==
* [[Durga Puja in Kolkata]]
* [[Durga Puja in Bangladesh]]
* [[Navratri]]
* [[Kolkata]]
* [[Basirhat]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Culture of Bengal]]

Durga Puja in West Bengal - Revision history

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