Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Jayanti
Birth of God-intoxicated mystic of Dakshineswar who experienced truth across all world spiritual pathways.
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
Birth of God-intoxicated mystic of Dakshineswar who experienced truth across all world spiritual pathways.
Students place books and instruments at feet of yellow-clad Goddess Saraswati abstaining from studies.
Bengali Solar New Year with Haal Khata accounting sanctification and mouthwatering feast.
Four-day festival honoring Holder of the Universe Jagaddhatri with towering idols & dazzling LED lighting.
Observed five days after Durga Dashami in every Bengali home drawing delicate white rice Alpona art.
Second largest pilgrimage on Makar Sankranti where Holy River Ganga meets the Bay of Bengal.
Traditional family day pampering son-in-law (Jamai) with seasonal mangoes, fish delicacies, and hand fans.
Splendid Vaishnava festival celebrating Divine Rasleela of Radha and Krishna with decorated clay tableaux.
Folk Shaivite penance festival concluding Chaitra month with Sannyasis performing feats on wooden towers.
UNESCO World Heritage festival celebrating victory of ten-armed Goddess Durga over Mahishasura.
Dawn invocation through Birendra Krishna Bhadra Mahishasuramardini broadcast and clay idol eye-painting.
Midnight worship of Mother Kali with hibiscus flowers and clay oil lamps coinciding with Diwali night.