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Festivals
The festive spirit sets in with Durga Puja, a five-day ritual and celebration for the ten-armed goddess Durga--a major festival when excitement and activity touches a feverish pitch. Durga Puja is the most notable of the religious and social festivals in Kolkata and occurs over a period of five days in October. It is celebrated every autumn and it is a good time to visit Kolkata and get the essence of the city. For five days, the city is all lit up and resonant with the sound of drums. The pandals (where the festivals take place) and the idols of the gods and the goddesses are great works of art.

Other notable festivals include Diwali, Id, Holi, Christmas, New Year, Saraswati Puja and Poush parbon (harvest festival). Diwali, the festival of lights, is the worship of goddess Kali. Clay lamps and firecrackers are a part of the festival.

Rathajatra, organized by ISKCON, is Lord Jagannath's Car festival.

Holi, the festival of colours, is a celebration of the spring season.

Muslim festivals, the two Ids, are also celebrated with great rejoicing.

Unique, perhaps, is the Christmas festivity that continues till the New Year.

Some of the cultural festivals are Kolkota Book Fair, Dover Lane Music festival, Kolkota Film Festival, and National Theatre Festival.
 
   
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