Buddha Jayanti, Mimi tests her dribbling skills, Bike-to-Work Day...
In pictures, some events that marked the week that was for Kolkata
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Published 21.05.22, 07:59 PM
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GRACE & POISE: Danseuse Dona Ganguly (centre, in white) leads a two-day dance workshop with transgenders and sex workers at the Indian Museum on Sunday, May 15
Ashim Paul/My Kolkata
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YOUNG BELIEF: A girl prays in front of an idol of Lord Buddha on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti on Monday, May 16
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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PIOUS: Devotees offer floral tributes and food to Lord Buddha on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti at the Mahabodhi Society of India headquarters at Bankim Chatterjee Street on Monday, May 16. There are various interesting trivia about Lord Buddha. According to legend, the curly ringlets on Buddha’s head are 108 snails that sacrificed their lives to shield the Lord’s head from the scorching sun during a session of meditation
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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EYE FOR ART: Visitors at an art exhibition held at ICCR Kolkata on Monday, May 16
Soumyajit Dey/My Kolkata
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HANDS-ON: Children at a pottery workshop at the Indian Museum on Monday, May 16
Suvendu Das/My Kolkata
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DRIBBLE POWER: (From left) Actress-turned-politician Mimi Chakraborty and former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia at the inauguration ceremony of a football tournament in south Kolkata on Monday, May 16
My Kolkata
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THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE: Visitors gather around a replica of a ‘Dokhma’ or Tower of Silence at the Indian Museum on International Museum Day on Wednesday, May 18. The Tower of Silence is used by Zoroastrians (also known as the Parsi community in India) for the ritual of sky burial. Zoroastrians place the bodies on the roof of the ‘Dokhma’ for carnivorous birds like vultures to prey on them. It is an integral part of their belief system
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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DARE WITH FLAIR: Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal flags off the new members of Winners- an all-women team of Kolkata police- who were officially inducted into the group at Lalbazar on Wednesday, May 18
My Kolkata
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ECO-FRIENDLY: Several women clad in red and white saris ride past Biswa Bangla Gate on bicycles to celebrate Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 20
PTI
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STORM RELIEF: A huge tree fell in front of the Bengal Rowing Club due to a Nor'wester on Saturday, May 21. Winds blowing at 60km-70km per hour brought down many trees and branches across the city, slowing down the traffic on a busy Saturday evening. The blinding rain forced motorists to turn on their indicators and proceed with caution
