Heritage of Durga puja in Bengal

Durga puja is one of the biggest festivals in India . In Bengal it is not just a festival it's an emotion tk all the bengalis . 
  Durga puja is organized in the moth of September - october . Durga puja in this time is called ' Akal Bodhon ' . Well everyone knows the story behind goddess Durga . 
But when was first organized Durga puja in WB ? 

If we talk about the history , the land owners ( zameendaars ) of Malda and Dinajpur were first started Durga puja in 15th century . According to other sources Kangsha Narayan the king of Tahirpur and Bhavananda Mazumder first in 1606 organized ' Saradiya Durga Puja ' . After that in WB came ' Baroyari Puja ' . 
 In Hugli district's Guptipura 12 friends collected fund from local people and started Durga puja and named ' Baroyari Puja ' . It was the first time where first time common people participate in it . 

From 1828 to 1831 Raja Harinath organized Durga puja in his raj bari in Murshidabad .

With the help of Baroyari Durga puja community or Saradiya Durga puja gets started . 

In 1910 Santana Dharmasaini sabha first organized Sarvajanin Durga puja in Bag Bazar . 

For bengalis and others it is a reason of being happy , being with friends and family , buying new clothes and having fast food . Although a survey says that kolkata offers the cheapest meals in India . 

And clothes ? Ok ¡ let me show you a list with the cheapest and coolest garment markets . 

1 ) Garia hat market - It's easier to reach , just take any train from sealdah south section and come to Balygunj . It's just about 2 minutes walk from the station . If you can bargain well , then it's a heaven to you . This Street market will give you a high range of affordable clothes , accessories and many more things . Although it's a very crowded place to visit . 

2 ) B. K. Market - It's really a great place for fashion esters with the latest fashion trends in an affordable price but condition applied is if you can bargain . Here you can enjoy a large varieties of shoes , clothes and more . 

( 16 shakespeare darano rd , kankaria estate , Elgin , kolkata - 700017 ) 

3 ) New market - There is no Bengali who haven't heard about New market . It is one of the oldest markets of WB with so much varieties of goods , shoes , jewels , dresses and so much at a whole sale price . 

( Dhramatala , taltala ) 

They are the top 3 places to shop . 

Now here are some must visit Durga puja pandals . 

1- Sreebhumi sporting club 

2- Naktala udayan sangha 

3- Surochi sangha 

4- Santosh mitra square

5- Bagbazar Sarbajanin

6- Chetla agrani 

7- Mudiyali club  

8- Shiv mandir club 

9- Badamtala asar sangha 

10- Barisha sarvajanin 

11- Santashpur lake pally 

12- Chakraberiya sarbajanin 

13- Balygunj cultural 

14- 66 pally sarvajanin 

15- Bhavanipur 36 pally 

Here are the top15 must visit pujas 

Have a happy durga puja 🤗