“Durga Puja Festival Tour” is well designed itinerary in which you will get a chance to explore the major attractions of Kolkata. It is the capital of West Bengal, known as the commercial, cultural, and educational hub of Eastern region of India. Formerly known as Calcutta, the city is renowned for its rich culture and heritage. Kolkata is located at the east bank of the Hooghly River within the lower Ganges Delta of eastern zone of India.
Also experience Durga puja, which is the most popular festival of Kolkata. Durga Puja is one of the important festivals for Hindus, which reflects the culture, traditions and customs. This 9 day festival is celebrated all over India and has different rituals and festivities especially in the eastern Indian states, especially in West Bengal. It is also celebrated in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Tripura, Karnataka and Kerala. This festival is known as Devi Paksha, which preceded by Mahalaya. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Durga. In West Bengal, she known as as Durgotinashini, the destroyer of evil and the protector of her devotees.
Tourist Attractions: Dakshineshwar Temple, Indian Museum, Marble Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral
On arrival at Kolkata, our representative will greet and welcome you with our Indian tradition after your arrival. On reaching Kolkata you will be escorted to your accommodation. Check into your accommodation and take rest after your long flight journey. Fresh up and then proceed for Kolkata sightseeing. After the end of the tour, return back to the hotel.
Overnight stay at Kolkata.
Tourist Attractions: Vitoria memorial, Eden Gardens, Howrah Bridge, Maidan
Have your breakfast and then proceed for Kolkata sightseeing. In the evening go for visting Puja.
Overnight stay at Kolkata.
Tourist Attractions: Durga Puja
Have your breakfast and then visit the pandals and enjoy the morning aarti and enjoy the day in the pandal. In the late evening we will again visit to watch Durga Puja. People are dressed with new and traditional clothes. Mainly the women used to wear White with red sari.
Overnight stay at Kolkata.
Have your breakfast and then you can enjoy the last day of Dashami where people take the murtis in the track scanting prayers and then people put the murti in the river and washed away.
Overnight stay at Kolkata.
Have your breakfast and check out from the hotel and transfer to the airport to board flight for onward journey. We wish you for a safe journey.
