Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Kolkata honoured by FIFA, the world football organisation - '2 STAR' certificate to Yuva Bharati Krirangan - the highest honour by FIFA regarding stadium. Yuva Bharati stadium of Kolkata is the first recipient of this honour amongst SAARC countries. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Worship of Sun god 'CHHATH PUJA' is being celebrated today in Kolkata. Devotees will take holy dip tomorrow morning. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

16th Kolkata Film Festival (10-17 Nov, 2010) - a non-competitive international annual film event of India. The event inaugurated this evening by Shri Ramananda Sengupta at Nandan - the prestigious cultural centre and auditorium in Kolkata. The programme presided by Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee; Guest of Honour : Dr. Soumendranath Bera, Shri Mrinal Sen, Shri Tarun Majumdar & Shri Soumitra Chatterjee and others -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

A special occasion for brothers & sisters today - Bhai dooj or Bhai phota being observed all over Kolkata and Bengal. On this day, sisters pray for brother's safety and prosperity by giving a mark of sandal dust mixed with a little water (phota). It is a very pleasant and loving festival amongst brothers & sisters and marked for its brotherhood. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

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Tonight is the night of worshipping the goddess of power - Ma Kali. Here is an idol of Kali ready to worship at a village of Bengal. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

5th November Kali Puja. Fingers of the artist of Kolkata are busy to touch the finishing point of the idol of goddess Kali. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Cloudy weather today in Kolkata due to depression. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Today is Lakshmi Puja. Idol of 'Goddess of Wealth' displaying for sale in Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

I wish you all happy and prosperous year! -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Immersion of Durga on River Ganga in Kolkata today. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Mitali Sangsad : Goswami para, Serampore, Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Mitali Sangsad : Goswami Para, Serampore, Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Durga puja near Railway station, Nalikul, Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

'Anjali' on Durgashtami : Nalikul, Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

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

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

Hattala, Vill. Bandipur, Dist. Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Hattala, Vill. Bandipur, Dist. Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Station Bazar, Nalikul, Dist. Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Station Bazar, Nalikul, Dist. Hooghly. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

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