In Pictures: Celebration In The Air Of Kolkata As Durga Puja Finds Place In UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List – Outlook India

A member of a Community Durga Puja Committee participates in a rally, organised to thank UNESCO for according the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) tag to Durga Puja and to launch the month-long celebrations of this year’s Durga Puja, in Kolkata.

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People participate in a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly present a bust of Goddess Durga to UNESCO representatives Timothy Curtis and Eric Falt, during a programme organised to thank UNESCO for awarding Kolkata’s Durga Puja festival in the intangible culture heritage list, in Kolkata.

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly felicitates West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a programme organised to thank UNESCO for awarding Kolkata’s Durga Puja festival in the intangible culture heritage list, in Kolkata.

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Film actress Sayantika Banerjee (C) performs during a programme organised to thank the UNESCO for inscribing of ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ as the ‘Intangible Culture Heritage of Humanity’, in Kolkata.

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Chief Minister of West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee greets the crowd during a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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People carry a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga as they participate in a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Chief Minister of West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee waves to the crowd during a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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A woman dressed as Hindu goddess Durga participates in a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Street children watch a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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People dressed as Hindu goddess Durga participate in a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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People participate in a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Participants carry a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga on their shoulder as they participate in a procession to celebrate the recognition of Durga Puja by UNESCO, in Kolkata. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ has been inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.