Kolkata’s Glorious Durga Puja! | India’s Mega Festivals | Full Episode | National Geographic
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Love Bengalis from tamil nadu ,jai hind,Jai Durga amma❤
Love to thamizan! From Kolkata
Come and enjoy someday during the Durga Puja...
Take love and please do come to Kolkata during Durga Puja
@@sabyasaci thanks definitely I'll come one day,do visit tamilnadu during Pongal festival
@@kunalsantra2038 thanks, definitely I'll come one day,i love the way Bengalis protect your culture,i love alpona patterns too,do visit tamilnadu during Pongal
Thanks for promoting Durga puja to the world audience. Its emotional for Bengali people
Unfortunately Bengalis in Bangladesh have abandoned their beautiful culture in favor of an Arab cult.
But most Bengalis in Bangladesh don't celebrate it
@@lefnia1238in your a$$ this year they celebrated with 36000 durga puja. Rather being ignorant read some news.
@@juvenilenayem according to me it's completely depending on your thoughts..... Because the supreme soul doesn't have any gender,any caste, any creed... it's above all!!!
@@juvenilenayem see....we are completely different people so it's very natural ki our thought process is also different!...... Like somebody believes ki God is formless!(like Raja Rammohan Roy).....somebody believes God has a certain form!(like Ramkrishna Paramhans who use to worshipped Maa Bhabatarini, though he also believed ki "God is present everywhere but His manifestation is greatest in human beings, so serve human as God and remove the division of mind." )...... And there are so many different religious people who thought ki God has a certain form!(that's why in ancient Greek they use to worshipped Hephaestus as the God of fire)......and in the Muslim community they thought ki God is formless!....... And now I am coming to your question "is it idol or image?"......I think it's both and we try to feel the existence of supreme soul on it though her/his existence is everywhere!......and I also think ki Image or Idol it's doesn't matter because "किसी को पत्थर मैं भी शिव दिखाई देती है,और किसी को शिव लिंग मैं केबल पत्थर ही दिखाई देती है!".....So the concept of God is completely on you..... And we also have to respect everyones Notion about the God🙏
i am from Kerala and i was Kolkata in around 3 years, what a lovely and humble people they are love from heart
Thanks...and take love from Bengal
Exactly ❣️
Red salute comrade 🚩🚩 you are our last hope. Pls don't fall...
@@amaduck2132just because he's from Kerala that doesn't mean he's a leftist 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Typical bhatponthi
@@rajbiswas249 oh shut up. Go make your choper dokans. Bengal should be red again if it wishes to compete with other states
ন্যাশনাল জিওগ্রাফি কে অসংখ্য ধন্যবাদ কলকাতা তথা বাংলার দুর্গা পুজো কে বিশ্বের সমস্ত মানুষের কাছে তুলে ধরার জন্য❤️
Not only in Kolkata, but in the whole of West Bengal, such pujas are held .... love from Jalpaiguri 🧡🤍💚
Miss my district ❤
where are u from@@VagabondTraveller
@@areuknow2615 Dhupguri and you?
@@VagabondTraveller Maynaguri
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I am from Assam, working in Bengaluru, but Kolkata is an emotion. ❤
I'm a Bengalurean, Kannadiga. I have so many friends from Bengal and North East. I love them all ❤️
@@Harvey97 Hi, I am glad to know that. People who have studied in Bengaluru still feel good. But if somebody is coming directly for job, it feels like a monotonous life for him/her.
@@paulsaha2242 that's the problem with the big cities isn't it?! You care about you and your work and get done for the day.. it's a very mechanical life..
In Assam we too celebrate durga puja like anything ❤🎉
@@paulsaha2242 do you know kannada ?or learnt kannada here?
Love from a Bangladeshi Hindu 🇧🇩 to my indian brothers.
Shuvo Bijoya.. belated
@@shubhajitdhar9194 শুভ বিজয়া দাদা।
We are bengalis ☺🙌
I am from Assam and an Atheist but managed to stay in Kolkata during the Pujo's. My mind was blown away just to see so much positive energy and happiness. The crowds were insane and we had to wait for like an hour or two during Panchami to watch a Pandal but it was all worth it. Best Durga Puja Memories will always be watching it at Kolkata. Much love to this awesome city ❤
I am also atheist fuckk all gods 🤣🤣🤣🤣
but u r bengali! durga pujo is every bangali's emotion
I'm Bengali from Bangladesh and I'm so proud of our Bengali culture. Durga Puja and Bengali culture are our emotion 🕉️🇧🇩
Jai Shree Ram 🚩
Huh ? Durga puja is bengali culture ? Then cow butchering is bengali culture
@@MDOSMAN-td6zf muslim na boley 🤬
sorry Islam has nothing to do with Bengali culture. You are converts following something from Arabia. Jai shree Ram 🛕🙏 joi Maa Durga@@MDOSMAN-td6zf
@@sumanachakravarty2004 Which bengali culture ? Who is durga ? Is her language bangla ? Why durga is worshiped ? Why ? Converts ? Do you have proof about that ? Don't you think who convert they are clever that they escape from cruel oppression of casteism and worshiping bandar monkey and dick of shiv ? And , We don't give a fuck to Arab . We follow Quran . Quran has nothing to do with arab . Quran sent for the humanity and the world . Allah choose arab land among 200 countries .
Lol, that's why Tantan is not known outside of India . And muslim are in 57 countries with different culture ,climate, race , colour and beauty . That is the dimensions and uniqueness of Islam .
Who is ram ? Lile who need sex partner ? Like ram who a good who was born from some one ? What is the definition of Good ?
As a Bengalurean, I have so many Brngali friends here. They are amazing people ❤️
Hopefully someday I'll get a chance to witness Durga Puja.
Love from Brngaluru, Karnataka 🇮🇳❤️🙏
Edit: Bengali* Bengaluru*
Dnt hope, just come down next year…….you will witness something that you are going to carry with yourself for a very very long time ❤️.
Bengal+uru
Please come next year
Please come down next year. As you have a lot of Bengali friends accomodation wont be a problem as well during Pujo
You people are not from bengaluru.only kannadigas are from bengaluru.bengaluru belongs to kannadigas and kannada.bengalis learn kannada or move out
দুর্গাপুজো শুধুমাত্র কলকাতার নয়‼️
এটা গোটা পশ্চিমবঙ্গের পুজো ।।✅
আর অবশ্যই, "দুর্গাপূজা" বাঙালির শ্রেষ্ঠ উৎসব ❣️🙏❣️
Durga puja shudhu west Bengal noy east India( asam, odisha, bihar, jharkhand) protyek state e durga puja ekta big festival but west Bengal e eta main festival
1:51 gary on horse chariot ( ghorar gari ) shouting in English accent " taratari chalo" triggered some genetic memories in me 😂😂😂😂
Bro 💀
It's not Kolkata's it's west Bengals festival.... it's India's festival ❤❤❤
Jai maa Durga ❤❤
Yes ❤
Bangladeshi hindu also celebrates it.
It's hindus festival
@@sisodiyabaisa4479 Bolo Durga Mai ki Jai.
As a Bengali it is so proud
Durga Puja is not just a fastival for us
It's a emotion ❤️
বলো দূর্গা মায় কি 🙏
Joy
Speaking from Kolkata... I was recently suffering from what we call here "post puja depression" 😂but this documentary from National Geography cheered me up❤.. Trust me when I say we literally wait the whole year for this week 😍
Don't worry.... আসছে বছর আবার হবে।❤
Kolkata is synonym of art, music, food. Only thing that has changed over the years is, the people have becoming less welcoming. It also may be because the true Bengali culture is getting a mix of other cultures as well. But Kolkata is Kolkata and will always be a journey of joy.
Iam Proud to be iam Bangladeshi Hindu 🕉 🇧🇩 ♥️
Hey are u all living conveniently there??
I'm from Indore and am a devotee of maa Durga! I really wish to see the festival in 2024 and I really want to dance with other beautiful women and feel the joy and blessings from community and mata❤🙏🏼
Please come to Kolkata
@@gopasen7024 I hope maa calls me🙏🏼
Please come 🙏
জয় মা দুর্গা🙏💚🇧🇩
In bengali,,, দেখলে না চোখ জুড়িয়ে যাবে, বাঙালি হলে না বুখ ফুলে যাবে, এমন আমাদের মা দুগ্গা,,❤❤❤ we know what is this fastival means to us..
This is very unfortunate that people think durga puja is a festival of only bengali community whereas it is a festival of all Hindus
This was such a lovely watch ! As a bengali I am super proud of our cultural heritage and was thrilled to see Gary enjoying it so much :)
@@juvenilenayemface reveal?
@@juvenilenayemThere's only one god in Hinduism - Brahman or parabrahman and all the other deities that you see getting worshipped are various manifestations/avatars of this one god. These different avatars are symbolic of various aspects of life and nature(purusha and prakriti) and assigned with a certain ourpose.
@@juvenilenayem which religion do you follow? Then perhaps it will be better to explain you the context of your statement 😊. Be truthful
@@juvenilenayem so you follow the gender less Arab cult 😂
@@juvenilenayem Sanatan Dharma is the oldest religion in this world. You can't change Facts 😂. Now cry with your Lullaby like a baby penguin
This is not just a relegious festival but it's an emotion for all the bengaless out there... thanks national geographic for covering magnificent festival of india...this festival has also commercial importance...
It is a Hindu festival Joy sanatan joi maa durga
It's a festival of Hindus and their culture, don't spread misinformation
@@subhomdas2606 ekdm, joi maa durga
@@tyvexnmusic7789 Even tho it's root has Hinduism, it's not just a religious festival anymore, it's a cultural festival which every Bengali regardless the religion celebrates, and no one has any offence against anyone...if you're true a Bengali you'd have known better
Truly said ❤️
Jai Maa Durga!! Durga Maiya ki Jai!! Jai Maa Kali!! Jai Maa Parvati!! Har Har Mahadev!!!!❤❤❤❤
@@juvenilenayem Do you understand Arabic?😂😂😂 First read your own book then give us gyan
" Exhausted yet Energised " প্যান্ডেল হপিঙের সময় এটাই মনে হয়। অসাধারণ একটি তথ্যচিত্র 💛💛💛।
Only people of West Bengal can feel this feeling and emotions.
You are right. Bengalis in Bangladesh have abandoned their beautiful culture in favor of an Arab cult unfortunately.
Sorry.. I am a tam and I could feel it as well but if course I was born in Kolkata
Wtf 😂 what do you have to do with this? You only go to enjoy food and watch beautiful women. You don't have anything to do with our culture. If you care about the culture then revert back to Hinduism.
@@ravish05😂 don't take him seriously. Muslims of Bengal thinks they can divide hindus.
Not only Bengali's but Durga Pujo is also celebrated across the state of Odisha with a huge majestic pandals in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. We Odias share the same emotions of glorious Puja as like Bengalis. However Kolkata no doubt is the best in Durga Puja pandals architecture and majestic structures.
PS: West Bengal and Odisha shows way much similarity in terms of language, culture and tradition.
The last day is Dashami, which is the most sad and emotional part of this festival... On this day.. we immerse the idol of Maa Durga in the river.. and seek her blessings...
Many people cry on this day.. I also do the same.. It automatically comes to my eyes
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Now we are eagerly waiting for the upcoming Durga Puja....
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It gives me immense joy to hear an Australian say Bengali words.
খূব ভালো বাবূমশাই। However, it is to be noted that I am a non-Bengali, trying to learn the language by heart.
As a Bengali and Hindu we are the caretaker of greatest civilization and Cultural heritage So we have to carry forward this Heritage and promote festivities across the world...Jay Maa Durga..
আসছে বছর আবার হবে !!❤
আসছে বছর বাংলা বাংলাদেশ হবে 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Right
@@rajbiswas249asche bochor bangladesh hindu hobe
@@rajbiswas249আসছে বছর তুমি সংঘি জঙ্গি হবে
@@rajbiswas249 asche bochor aber bichipir worker assam up r kichu jomdut er kache jabe..😂😂
I'm from Kolkata (west bengal ). I feel very lucky for that in my house durga puja has been placed at every year. and of course I'm bengali... as well as indian... ❤❤❤jay hind🇮🇳...
It doesn't matter whether you are a Hindu, Muslim, Christian or Buddhist. If you are Indian or Bangladeshi.
IF YOU ARE A BENGALI DURGA PURJA IS FOR YOU
I am crying. This is such a beautiful documentary. My Bengali heart is filled with so many emotions which I can't describe. I haven't lived in Kolkata more than 4 years of college, I grew up outside Bengal, but this city has opened its heart to me and become a part of me over those years, and I haven't been to the city in a year and I can't wait walk the streets of the city of joy soon. কলকাতা ছেড়ে যাওয়া, কলকাতা তোমাকে ছেড়ে যেতে পারে না, I will be going in December although I couldn't be there for any Pujo this year, and wouldn't probably be for many Pujos to come. This video feels home but still different, like I am watching a random cultural video on Nat Geo or HBO, like I used to, of cities in Japan, Europe and various other countries, the feel is exactly the same, except that I know the streets, know the places, know every food items, I know every cultural significance, I know everything that's happening and feeling is joyful yet weird. I love this so much. What the five days (the actual Puja is only five days long, from Kalparambha to Bishorjon, and not 10 as the video kept saying, the pre-Pujo celebrations can be a month long though) of Pujo is to Bengali, can only be experienced and not expressed. Pujo bolte Durga Pujo i, aar kono Pujo nei.
After watching Holi, Eid, Onam and Hornbill episodes, I was waiting for this!
Though Garry's energy and enthusiasm is limitless and sometimes contagious, I think Durga Puja is could be covered more broadly, as he did for Onam. Instead of limiting to just a few places in Kolkata, you'd better go for many more places in the state, representing the relationship between the people and the serene beauty of Bengal and its unique culture as well, like you covered Onam.
By the way, thank you Garry for your genuine love for Indian festivals and our diverse cultures! ❤
Simply living and high thinking and qualified ppl bengali are
বাঙালীর আবেগকে, ঐতিহ্যকে বিশ্বদরবারে উপস্থাপনা করার জন্য National Geographic কে অসংখ্য ধন্যবাদ।
Bolo dugga mai ki.
Joy maa durga ❤
Grandest festival of india 🇮🇳❤💚
Goose bumps... Thanks for promoting our Durga Puja 🙏❤
This puja of Calcutta is better than Diwali of all India. If you come to Calcutta once, you will understand. All India Marathi, Telugu, Tamil Kothau A festival that you won't get
How can u claim that ? No other festival lags behind...... In kerala we celebrate onam even greatly..... Our diaspora across the globe celebrates it with same fervour....Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra is even one of the most widely celebrated and acknowledged festival globally..
@@happysoul8147You need to come and experience it yourself to understand its vastness. It seems like every other festival until you visit Kolkata during Durga Puja. I am sure Onam and Rathyatra are equally wonderful. But the scale of Durga Puja is quite big. Please come and experience it. No disrespect to any other festival.
@@happysoul8147 No festival on Earth is comparable to Durga Puja in West Bengal... grow up
Although I am bengali but this is very exaggerating to say that this better than all festivals of India..In India each and one of the states have their own festival celebration and have that scale... Durga celebrated in one or two states but diwali united all sanatanis and it celebrated all over in India...so quite natural Diwali s scale is huge even bigger than durga puja..
@@SRJ247he said better than Diwali not bigger than Diwali. Although we Bengalis don't celebrate diwali. We celebrate dipabali and worship maa kali on the other hand northerns worship laxmi or Ganeshji during Diwali.
It is an emotional moment when goddess durga ma is submerged in Hooghly river. It is the start of another year’s wait. ❤
Thanks a lot for promoting Durga Puja ❤ Durga Puja also holds the spirit of homecoming.
I am proud I am Bangladeshi Hindu. Durga is worshiped more than West Bengal in our Bangladesh. The number of which is 33 thousand 500🇧🇩🕉
Brother this is so exaggerated figure... 😂
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We have 96 thousand 999
Y'all eat beef bfr
Durga puja is all over India, not synonymous to the culturally rich Bengal alone, Punjabi and gujratis call it navratri . Gujrat risk have a festival and dance nights during this time that again is all over India
Also tripura and assam celebrate durga puja festival 🔥😎
Kolkata Durgapuja is very beautiful.
I am from Odisha,neighbour state of Kolkata, also a state full of cultural diversity. Just after durgapuja we celebrate BALI YATRA here. A very bravery & struggle full life of Paika pua(sailers) to trade with Barli in Indonesia, Java, Sumatra . With a millions of people come Cuttack Mahanadi river bank to celebrate this festival. This is a seven day festival and you all are invited from 25th November.
This is last year's Durga Pujo at New Town Sarbojonin. This puja is led by women. Didn't know Gary was this close to my home !
I am so so proud to be born in India.
May goddess Durga always shower blessings to my beautiful country.
Jai maa durga ❤❤
This is the best video I have ever seen❤Jai Maa Durgar Jai, Jai Maa Durgar Jai, Jai Maa Durgar Jai🙏
This year I was at Switzerland in Durgapuja with my swiss Friends. They will also enjoy this video.There are very few well documented videos available on the internet on Durgapuja.
Yes!! It's not only a puja It's a Emotions of all বাঙালি people ❤
Wow - Wow- Kudos to these pandal makers and their craft.
Just Awesome pandals . Jaw dropping . Incredible festivals of India and amazing host. This is next level from national geographic. Jai Hind 🇮🇳
Wonderful. Bengalis love durga puja.❤
It's our Indian culture. We're most diverse in cultures, languages, races, castes and religions. This is culture that bonds us together, it makes us happy, it keeps un undivided despite of diversity. Other than India, most countries which lacks culture, suffering from loneliness and dipression.
I think this is one of the best documentaries made on Durga Pujo in Kolkata. Gary never looked out of place. It is like the city with its cultural outpouring threw curve balls at him, and he hit each one of them out of park. Every bit of it looked regal. Thank you for making this.
বাঙ্গালির প্রানের উৎসব ❤️ জয় মা 🙏🏿
Thankyou National Geographic for capturing this festival.Kudos to the director.Gary you were too good.Bengali Pronunciations were on point.We miss you in Masterchef Australia.❤ from Kolkata.
Wow !!!! Our #DurgaPuja in National Geographic Channel !! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Beautifully captured essence of Durgapuja, where tradition blends with modernity 😊🙏🌸
Dhunki dance and the woman red white Bengali sareee are the best part for me in Bengali Durga Puja , it look so magnificent and empowering when women dance with that pot ❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's dhunuchi nachh(dance)
Goddess mighty, eyes aglow,
Blessing all, above, below.
India's spirit, in festivity sings,
In Durga's grace, true beauty springs.
It's so lovely to see Gary partake in the spirit of the Puja so wholeheartedly. These few days are the best days of the year for any Bangali and it is great to see it appreciated like this by someone who was introduced to it for the first time!
Love from Bengal to national geographic India ❤
37:49 চোখে জল চলে আসলো !🥺
Am from varanasi but kolkata is an emotion like a culture, durga puja.. And i travel last 5 years
Proud to be an Indian Bengali Hindu 🚩🕉️🇮🇳♥️
Durga Pujo isn't just a festival, it's an emotion for Bengalis. Your genuine enjoyment during the festivities in Kolkata was truly heartwarming. Thanks for sharing these moments with viewers worldwide. As a Bengali, it's wonderful to witness our culture and joy reaching people globally. Looking forward to your return to the city soon! Lots of love from Kolkata ❤❤❤
🚩🕉️🚩....Being a Hindu .....🚩🕉️🚩
Durga Puja is a emotion of Love 💕
❤️🕉️🚩We proud be a Hindu❤️🕉️🚩
❤️🇮🇳❤️We proud be a Bengali (বাঙালি)❤️🇮🇳❤️
I love bengali culture, people specially love your names. Love from a Gujrati.
Durga Puja is not just a festival; it's a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of Bengal❤❤❤😊❤❤❤
No one could've done better job than Gary Mehigan.. His excitement is worth watching.. This series is amazing
Incredible india❤❤
Our emotion is finally here... from Coochbeher ❤ ❤ Proud to be a Bengali, Proud to be an Indian 🇮🇳
I love India and it’s beautiful people❤❤❤❤ I’ve been blessed to visit India 3 times and live there once for 6 months and another time for 1 year. There’s no where on earth to be like India. It offers you everything in massiveness❤
This is the best festival for all Bengalis, this is our emotion, our own Maa Durga come to us... The days counting even start right from the end of the previous year's Durga Puja. My heart is beating with pride while writing this.
Durga Puja 🌸🌹🌾🍁🎉✨🎊🤩😍😇
My City 🏙️❤
My Country 🇮🇳
Our Maa Durga🙏🏼
The emulgum of Pujo emotion with astonishing cinematography, beautifully done by the Nat geo team👏
जय माता दी। जय मां दुर्गा।
Bengal's DurgaPuja, would have been the perfect title
বলো দুর্গা মা কি জয়। আসছে বছর আবার হবে। 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I have been waiting for this episode since the trailers were out. Thanks Gary❤❤
Same here
যেখানে বাঙালী সেখানেই দূর্গা পূজা... কলকাতার দূর্গা পূজা অনেক বড় করে হলেও পূজো সবজায়গা তেই হয়.. বাঙালী হিসেবে একবার হলেও কলকাতায় পূজো কাটানোর ইচ্ছে আছে..আমি ত্রিপুরা থেকে.. এখানে ও খুব ঘটা করে পূজো হয়...ত্রিপুরার আগরতলা,ধর্মনগর,কুমারঘাট ইত্যাদি জায়গার জাকজমক করে পূজো হয়..
I am very proud to be a Bengali and I love Durga Puja.
Thank you National Geographic Channel for capturing and showing the world; the traditional essence and electrifying vibes of the mega festival of Bengali people "Durga Puja". More than a festival it is an emotion to us. Intangible part of our heritage, upbringing and culture. Its an open invitation to everyone in this world to Come and be a part of the festival, feel the grandeur, enjoy good food and music and take home the unconditional blessings of the mother goddess. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
As a Bengali I'm proud to see this episode. Durga Puja is not only festival but emotion of us. Love from Kolkata. ❤❤❤
We are indebted to National Geographic for presenting our culture to the world, you are making world a better place to live, care & respect for each other.
The whole house becomes dead when there is no mother at home it's same as our Durga Maa❤️
Watching this gives me a tears of joy.... Joy MAA Durga ❤ 🙏
Best best time of year... nothing is like durga puja in india
Wow❤
Feeling great to be an pure bong guy...
It's now over the wait
NGC is exposing our culture,our puja, our energy,
Now we are the celebrity 😎
Really gald to see such detailed coverage of Durga Puja. Durga puja is emotion and inseparable part of bengali Hindu people and their culture. Being a bengali hindu I am really proud of it. Joy Maa Durga! Joy Sanatan! 🚩🚩🚩
Liked it.
Very warmly presented and successfully encapsulates the spirit of Mahishasura Mardini Durga Puja festival in Calcutta.
An added attraction, for me, was to see some of the familiar faces in the cast :)
Durga Puja is emotion of every Bangali Hindu 🧡🧡
Love from Maharashtra ❤ Durga Mata ki jai ❤
Thank Nat geo for this awesome episode 🙏
NAT GEO has brilliantly captured the essence and flavour of Durga Puja. But like I say to everyone, Durga Puja is something that has to be experienced in person, because it truly is a mega festival, the scale of which is not seen anywhere else!
I love NGC india & NGC wild🧡❤🇮🇳🙏🔥
Love From Bangladesh ❤💚
Being a bangali this is really a very well portray of our emotion and it's beutifully portrayed.......loved it
Such well captured…thanks for sharing our culture to world❤❤
I am a bengali & i delightful to see this video. A foreigner who wanted to understand the culture and harmony of durga puja ❤ it's so beautiful 🤩💫 jai maa durga 🙏
Being a Bengali, I just love how he is cherishing and enjoying our culture. Keep it on Gary!