We made a new friend during our mid-September visit to Amritsar. It was an impromptu visit to rural Punjab, where we met a young Uni professor from Israel. He spoke good Hindi, and on our recommendation for where to go next, he came down to Kolkata to experience Durga Puja.

Yesterday, my husband and I took him around a few places in South Kolkata. Since he had already covered some of my recommended places around Rashbehari and Gariahat, we started at Jodhpur Park, which was closed as work was still ongoing. Babubagan, Bandhab Sammilani, and Selimpur were crowded but beautiful. Santoshpur Lake Pally had a "bishaal" line at 8.30 PM, and we gave it a miss. Santoshpur Trikon Park was giving the "chobi shikaris" a hard time with its dark interiors.

It was a great experience taking someone enthusiastic around my city, showing him a bit about what makes it tick, and even learning about his people, food, and culture. Joy Maa Durga 🙏

P.S. Haters can hate, call me names, but it's my life, my choices. So, not engaging in the comments.... bring on your brickbats....n garlands, if you please. 😉

Babubagan; theme: Kopat (doors)

This year every pujo feels so forced like soulless all in a hurry just to be presentable to people in ja jaihok taihok manner

Today we had our north kolkata trip and it was very disappointing so many pandel we just barely managed to complete and most of them are not even open yet.... Either they were under construction or were waiting for other celebrities to inaugurate

I don't what it is it, is it those organiser, people around, the govt, or just me but it doesn't feel right 💔

(This isn't a political post, if I see any chaddis commenting something ulta sidha I won't even entertain those)

23M, I don't really like tattoos, but somehow I really like mehendi. My skin tone is especially on the brighter side, so that's why I thought to apply Mehendi for this Durga Puja.

In Flipkart minutes I saw this brand called "Neha Mehendi" (natural), and ordered 2 cones. My friend applied it on my hands last evening, and I left it overnight. In the morning when I removed the flakes, the shades were very light. This photo is taken after 3-4 hours of removing the flakes. Is the deepening of colour normal, or is it too faded? The backward part of the design on my left hand seems too faded. What should I do? Can girls on reddit give me some advice?

Kirom jeno halka halka mone hcche akhon. Idk why sometimes i miss her

Man City is getting demolished in the first half..

Went to One Step Away for dinner, and honestly, the whole experience was quite nice.

Definitely one of those simple Puja evenings where the food, atmosphere, and being out during the festivities all came together nicely.

Curious to know if anyone else visited One Step Away — what did you think?

ন্যূনতম বয়স - ২৭, চাকরিরত, ভদ্র, উদারমনষ্ক হলে ভালো হয়। হৃতিক রোশনের মত কাউকে চাইনা, মোটামুটি ভালো দেখতে হয় যেন।

মেয়ে দক্ষিণ ২৪ পরগনায় একটা বেসরকারি স্কুলে পড়ায়। খুব বকবক করে, ঘুরতে এবং রান্না করতে ভালোবাসে। নম্র, ভদ্র স্বভাবের তাই বেশিরভাগ লোকজন ওকে দিয়ে কাজ করায় আর দরকার শেষ হলে লাথি মেরে চলে যায়।

আমার বান্ধবী reddit ব্যবহার করে না, তাই আমার সাথেই যোগাযোগ করুন। ওর ফেসবুক আছে, আপনার প্রোফাইলের লিংক দিন, আমি forward করে দেব। পছন্দ হলে যোগাযোগ করে নেব। আর আমার DM এ ঢুকে ফালতু বকবক করবেন না, লিঙ্ক দিতে না চাইলে মেসেজ করার দরকার নেই।

So,in this sub i am seeing many negetive comments on our present government, yes i also have many grudges on this present government.

BUT IN WESTBENGAL PPL ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT "DURGA PUJA VIVES" THAN:

1] from 2011 to this 2026 tmcp ruled all the medical colleges ,no elections nothing, 60% of MBBS,BDS,BHMS,BAMS students FULL MICRO diye pass korto and that was supplied by union leaders,SO PPL IN KOLKATA ARE OK WITH HAVING POOR QUALITY OF DOCTORS PASSING OUT FOR A DECADE..

2]wbcs exams e rank 1 tai fake

3] teacher requirtment scams[need not to say](atleast central government takes banking xams every year properly if not anything else)

4]college college e tmcp er chelera seat bikri korto[i faced this during my admission ,my school juniors also faced this](not all cllgs but majority of cllg)

5] COLLEGE SERVICE COMMISSION TAR NAM SONA E JAYE NA SOB BONDHO

6]industrial development toh cherei dilam,[we all know]..

Namte namte ekdom sesh

7]i have seen ppl getting police si job by giving 40lakhs to local mla,personally seen this,..and this happens not to 1 or 2 ppl but to huge number of ppl,

8]PPL ARE OK WITH RGKAR RAPE AND MURDER

9]PPL ARE OK RATION "DURTINITI"[RATION MANUSH ER NECESSITY R MODHE PORE SETAO ORA CHARENI]

10]ppl are ok with taking up lands by giving threats to common man[happens a lot lot in birhbhum district]

R O ONEK ACHE BUT R BOLLAM NA

BUT EISOB CHERE MANUSH DURGA PUJA NIYE PORE GELO

DURGA PUJA JEMON HOYA TEMON E HOCHE

MANUSH ER ADANI E HOSPITAL KORLEO EI SUB E LOKE BOLE .

ACTUALLY THIS PPL ARE EITHIER 1]TMC PPL JARA BOSHE BOSHE KHETO

2]cpm folk

Jara each and everyday tmc er threat face koreche tara keu aaj bolbe na je ei government ager thekheo kharap

But haa sobkaj ei government o bhalo korche na

But still

Yo guys I'm a college student and I need like 7k for a gym subscription. Whats the easiest way that one can earn it in Kolkata? Any suggestions??

Same as title,
I am not roaming this year, as I have no friends group here this year, and somehow it feels pointless.
What about you guys?

I’ve been flying over Kolkata for the last 11 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen the city look this boring from above. Kolkata just doesn’t seem to be glowing anymore. It feels so different from what I’m used to seeing.

Thinking of making a small group and going to watch Jailer 2 together. If anyone’s interested, let me know!

Notun jama o kinlam na prothombaar, and this is the 2nd time I have not returned back home. Insta teh "hoi hoi korbo bole" gaan tar reels banachhe shobai who are flying back to ccu, emo lagche halka but sherom dukkho nei. Maybe this is what adulting is. Pujo plans o nei kichu, just regular jerom din kaate sherom bhabei katabo. Oshtomi teh onjoli dewar ichha achey but lets see adeu hobe kina. Delhi teh keu acho halka edik odik ghorar jnno ? CR Park jawa jete pare.

my pandal hopping plans are looking kinda empty lol. most of my friends are either out of town or already have plans with their bf. Im looking for cool people to roam with.i'm up for north kolkata, south kolkata, or the usual hotspots, and honestly i'm up for late night hopping too. food stops are non-negotiable. fuchka,rolls,chowmein, all of it.
shashthi to dashami i'm flexible.

Where do I get the best south indian briyani ? And also bro there are no tamil shows for jailer 2 like what ! why is there only hindi shows 😭 ?

Hey guys, me and my gf are coming from Kharagpur for Durga Puja. Looking for couple-friendly hotels within ₹1000-2000 per night and some beautiful but less crowded pandals to visit.

Which area is best to stay in for easy travel? Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!

Idk who needs to hear this but go out and have fun! You don't have to carry sm. It's okay to chill and be back at things and live life. I wasn't feeling it until I went out and it did feel like Pujo is here. The pandals this year are also so unique, it definitely is every year but this year damn I'm even more amazed and it fees nice to be a Kolkatan only during Pujo lol, had been in any other city I would think of visiting Kolkata just like how I think of visiting Ahmedabad during Navratri, Mumbai during Ganesh Chaturthi, Kerala on Onam, Ayodhya on Diwali, Banaras on Holi, etc lol.

Also tell me what are the must visit pandals this year and which ones will you be visiting?

Social media e kotha urche je ebar er pujo vibes ager barer moto noy, khas Kolkata teo.something is amiss. Amar barir ashe pasheo sebhabe ebar pujo r hoichoi nei. Businessmen rao bolche pujoy byabsha ebar kom, rising inflation obviously tar akta karon. Echara o ki satti ebar pujo vibe ta kothao aktu kom mone hocche?

Hello everyone, i am also a 2nd year mbbs student. I watched and read comment regarding brutal work life balance of doctors across india but didn't find any information in West Bengal. So , i like hear stories about the work life balance ,if you want to tell . Thank you

Just be in your 20s - that's it.

24F here from and amar Pujo plans ekhono almost nei 😭 I have plans for Sunday, but apart from that, Ashtami te ki hobe tao ekhono sure na. Tar upor office achey.

I really want to go out, pandal hop, eat some good food, roam around and just enjoy Pujo, but the problem is je amar shonge jawar moto lokjon nei right now. So bhablam ekhane post kori, maybe someone else is in the same boat?

I'd preferably love to meet another girl around my age, but I'm also open to a small group of people who'd be up for hanging out. Nothing too planned or fancy, just people who want to go out and have a good time this Pujo.

If anyone else has last-minute plans, or is looking for company to go pandal hopping with, please feel free to comment or DM me! We can figure something out.

(Edit: not looking for a date. I have a partner)

(Edit 2: I’m only looking for a female partner. Timings I prefer either early morning or after 5pm as I have to be back home by 10pm)

জনৈকা কোয়েল ভট্টাচার্য্যের কলমে....

কয়েকটা পোস্ট দেখলাম, কলকাতায় নাকি এবার পুজো পুজো ফিল হচ্ছে না বিজেপি সরকারের জন্য। আর আমাদের বাড়ির পাশের মাঠটাতে প্রত্যেকবার ঢাক আনা হত, ঢাকী আনা হত না। আজ দেখলাম চার পাঁচটা ঢাক বাজিয়ে ঠাকুর আনতে যাচ্ছে। সত্যিই মনটা আনন্দে ভরে উঠল। সিপিএম আমলের পুজো আমার মনে নেই। ছোট ছিলাম, পুজো আমার অগোচরে কেটে যেত বিভিন্ন কারণে। তৃণমূল আমলে যে কোয়ালিটির কাপড় দিয়ে প্যান্ডেল হত, ঐ কোয়ালিটির কাপড় দিয়ে আমাদের মতো নিডি ফ্যামিলিতেও ঘর মোছা হয় কি না সন্দেহ। গত কয়েকবার ঠাকুর দেখে মনে হয়েছিল দশমী পর্যন্ত টিকবে না, আগেই ভেঙ্গে পড়ে যাবে। পায়ে ব‌ই ছোঁয়াতে গিয়ে দেখেছিলাম মায়ের আস্ত পা খানিই নেই। ক্লাব অনুদান পেত। এত চাঁদা উঠত। তারপরও সেই টাকা কোথায় যেত জানা নেই। একশো টাকায় নিরানব্বই টাকা খেয়ে নিলেও এক টাকা যে কাজের জন্য চাঁদা তোলা সেই কাজে খরচা করতে হয় লোকলজ্জার খাতিরে। তাদের সেটুকু বোধ‌ও ছিল না। অষ্টমীর দিন মাকে পদ্মমালা দিতে বলায় এত কথা শুনিয়েছিল যে এবার ঠিক করে রেখেছিলাম নিজে টাকা জমিয়ে মায়ের মালা কিনব। আমার উৎসব শব্দের সঙ্গে কোনো সংঘর্ষ নেই, বরং শারদোৎসব উৎসব না হলে হেরিটেজের সম্মান পেত না এই কথা অহরহ বলি। জগতে এমন কয়খান উৎসব আছে যাতে মানুষ জাত, ধর্ম, দেশ, ভাষা সব গণ্ডী পেরিয়ে অংশ নিতে পারে? কথা সেখানে নয়। যে শারদাকে কেন্দ্র করে উৎসব সেই শারদাই যদি হারিয়ে যান, উৎসব আর উৎসব থাকে না। রবীন্দ্রনাথ শারদোৎসব কথাটা ব্যবহার করেছেন ভুরি ভুরি, কিন্তু রবীন্দ্রনাথের শারদোৎসব‌ও শারদাবিবর্জিত নয়। যাদের কাছে পুজো মানে কেবল পাঁচ দিন বাইরে খাওয়া (সারা বছর খেয়েও হয় না) আর বন্ধুবান্ধবের সঙ্গে আড্ডা মারার জন্য প্যান্ডেল হপিং (দুর্গাদর্শন মূল লক্ষ্য তো দূর, উপলক্ষ্য‌ও নয়), তারা উৎসবের 'ভাইব' খুঁজছে। তাদের‌ই মানায় বটে। কারণ মা মালা পেল কি না, মায়ের মূর্তিটা সম্পূর্ণ না খুঁত, এসব নিয়ে তাদের মাথাব্যথার প্রয়োজন পড়ে না।

It was so good. 😋