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In pictures: Dance, alpona, pujo: Kolkata rings in Poila Baisakh with the colours of culture

From prayers at Dakshineswar Kali Temple to street art outside Academy of Fine Arts, here’s how the city welcomed Bengali New Year

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 15.04.26, 03:25 PM
Poila Baisakh morning at south Kolkata’s Ganguly Bagan began with a colourful rally. People dressed in ethnic attire walked with vibrant placards till Sukantu Setu.
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Poila Baisakh morning at south Kolkata’s Ganguly Bagan began with a colourful rally. People dressed in ethnic attire walked with vibrant placards till Sukantu Setu.

Images by Amit Datta and Soumyajit Dey
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Folk performers danced their way through a neighbourhood in Ganguly Bagan, turning celebration into spectacle on Wednesday morning.
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Folk performers danced their way through a neighbourhood in Ganguly Bagan, turning celebration into spectacle on Wednesday morning.

Outside Academy of Fine Arts, the street turned into a canvas as artists painted colourful alpona to welcome the new year.
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Outside Academy of Fine Arts, the street turned into a canvas as artists painted colourful alpona to welcome the new year.

At Dakshineswar Kali Temple, the new year began in devotion for many as a sea of devotees, umbrellas in hand, waited patiently for a glimpse of the goddess.
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At Dakshineswar Kali Temple, the new year began in devotion for many as a sea of devotees, umbrellas in hand, waited patiently for a glimpse of the goddess.

Inside a modest shop near Kalighat, pages to a new year were turned and inked with prayer.
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Inside a modest shop near Kalighat, pages to a new year were turned and inked with prayer.

Fresh ledgers opened in the ritual of Haal Khata, which is dying but has not passed away yet.
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Fresh ledgers opened in the ritual of Haal Khata, which is dying but has not passed away yet.

Under festive lights at north Kolkata’s Deshbandhu Park, the Uttorer Adda community space turned into a stage. Locals gathered on the eve of the Bengali New Year to celebrate with dance and music.
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Under festive lights at north Kolkata’s Deshbandhu Park, the Uttorer Adda community space turned into a stage. Locals gathered on the eve of the Bengali New Year to celebrate with dance and music.

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