In pics: Charak festival, Poila Baisakh preps & more news from Kolkata
A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 14.04.23, 07:03 PM
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Glimpses from Charak festival at Beadon Street in north Kolkata. Charak Puja is also known as Neel puja. This ritual is performed in honour of lord Shiva where male devotees swing from a pole with hooks attached to their backs
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Artists drew rangolis on the street near Nandan on Friday ahead of Bengali New Year
Soumyajit Dey/My Kolkata
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People taking home idols of Ganesh and Lakshmi on the eve of Nabo Borsho on Friday
Arnab Dutta/My Kolkata
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Bengali almanac and halkhata (ledger books) on sale for Poila Baisakh at College Street on Friday
Arnab Dutta/My Kolkata
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An exhibition on fire safety and awareness at the Academy of Fine Arts was organised by the West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services. The exhibition which began on Friday will continue till April 20
Soumyajit Dey/My Kolkata
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On the fourth death anniversary of iconic criminal lawyer Late Asoke Kumar Mukherjee, a book titled “The Secret Diary of a Criminal Lawyer” published by Readomania, based on 10 real-life cases from his life, was unveiled at the Alipore Criminal Court Bar Library on Friday. District judge Jayanta Koley; chief judicial magistrate, Sutirtha Banerjee; and additional chief judicial magistrate, Indranil Halder; did the honours of unveiling the book. Chief public prosecutor Shibnath Adhikari; secretary of Alipore Criminal Bar Association, Subrata Sardar; writer of the book Amrita Mukherjee and late Asoke Mukherjee’s son and daughter-in-law Anindya and Soma Mukherjee were present on the occasion
