A love of Mud ~ Kolkata and the Durga Puja from tripura Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 1 min 11 sec
✓ Published: 01-Oct-2012

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This is just the beginning, the build up to the Durga Puja in Kolkata. Every year, for for months throughout the rainy season, artists, workers and families prepare for the largest event of the year. By using local materials, clay from the river and straw from the rural communities, some of the most talented artists create some of the largest and most beautiful idols. Communities and families then purchase, worship then submerge them in the Hooghly River. This is just the first part of this devo