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Sovabazar Rajbari Durga Puja Marks 270 Years of Heritage in Kolkata
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News18•19-10-2026, 08:25
Sovabazar Rajbari Durga Puja Marks 270 Years of Heritage in Kolkata
- •Raja Nabakrishna Deb initiated the puja at his Sovabazar residence after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, marking 270 years of heritage.
- •The Goddess is adorned in traditional 'Daker Saaj' and no non-vegetarian food or rice is offered, focusing instead on home-made sweets.
- •Traditional rituals like symbolic sacrifice using ash gourd and sugarcane are practiced instead of animal sacrifice.
- •A grand Aarati is performed by lighting 108 earthen lamps at the auspicious juncture of Ashtami and Navami.
Key Questions Answered
The Sovabazar Rajbari Durga Puja was initiated by Raja Nabakrishna Deb at his residence after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, and it has now stepped into its 270th year.
No non-vegetarian food or rice is offered to Goddess Durga at Sovabazar Rajbari. Instead, devotees offer homemade sweets and various types of fried delicacies.
Bagbazar Sarbojanin is a 108-year-old community puja deeply intertwined with Kolkata's heritage, history, and aristocracy, with historical ties to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the revolutionaries' practice of stick-fighting.
