Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Heritage Durga of Bagbazar, Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Beautiful artwork. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Artistic view of Durga - made of film boxes. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Ornamentation of goddess Durga in an aristocrat family of North Kolkata yesterday. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Goddess Durga on the way to puja pandal, boarded on bullock cart at a village in Bengal. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Innovative image of goddess Durga. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Puja pandal decoration. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Durga Puja of Chaltabagan, Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Bosepukur Shitala Mandir, Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Durga Puja of Bosepukur Shitala Mandir, Kolkata 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Durga Puja of New Alipur, Kolkata. Theme: water reserve system of the villages in Karnataka. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Durga Puja pandal of Gariahat, Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Durga of Kolkata's Dhakuria & Maniktala. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Lotus collection from the pools for Durga Puja in Kolkata and Bengal. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Cover page of our annual literary collection "ANGAN" inaugurated today. We're proud to publish for the last 18 years this unique collection of Bengali and English collection enriched by the best creative literature of our co-workers. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Howrah Bridge - filling the gap between two cities : Howrah and Kolkata; vessel on the river. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

The craftsman crafting art on the 'kulo' (the hand-made device from bamboo to get selected grains) to mark the ensuing festival. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Inhabitant of mainly north-east India. Often seen in the western part of West Bengal, but never seen before near Kolkata. Sri Amitava Sengupta captured the bird with his camera at the Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary, Narendrapur (near Kolkata). -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

City of Joy : very busy to welcome the ensuing biggest autumn festival - Durga Puja. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Just 15 days left to float in the joy of festivity in the city of joy. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Preparation is going on. The greatest autumn festival of the city alongwith Bengal - 'DURGA PUJA' just after 3 weeks. Erection of pandals and making the alter of Devi Durga are in full swing. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Today is Vishwakarma Puja and Kite's Festival. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen to celebrate Durga Puja in Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Next Friday is the festival to worship the God of Craftsmanship. The climate is now changing gradually to observe the greatest festival of the city alongwith Bengal - 'DURGA PUJA' -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

It's time to rain, drizzle and mizzle; the sky of Kolkata veiled with monsoon clouds. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com