Every year, the festival of Durga Puja witnesses the unique amalgamation of age-old customs and heritage with all that is modern.
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00:33 Kolkata, during the festival of Durga Puja, is an amalgamation of tradition, culture and modernity.
00:41 While the grand pandals are favoured by visitors, the puja performed in the old and traditional houses of the city is classic.
00:50 The pujas in such Bhunebi Baris are often over 200 to 300 years old.
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01:05 The most popular Bhunebi Bari puja is the one held at Shobha Bazar Rajbari.
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01:53 A significant ritual during Durga Puja is the Kumari Puja, which is very popular at Belur Math.
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02:03 Started in 1901 by Swami Vivekananda, he would worship several Kumaris.
02:10 But now, the ritual has only one young girl.
02:13 This ritual is done because Sri Ramakrishna had said that the Divine Mother manifests herself in a pure-hearted girl.
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02:36 There is nothing as spectacular and soulful like the traditions that bind Kolkata together during Durga Puja.
02:43 It is an emotion of homecoming, of heritage and culture that draws everyone to the sweetest part of the country, Bengal.
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