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Kolkata, India — December 23, 2025: People gather along a festively decorated alley at Bow Barracks, a colonial-era heritage complex that once housed soldiers during World War I, ahead of Christmas celebrations in Kolkata. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.
23 December 2025 Christmas celebrations in India

Kolkata, India — December 23, 2025: People gather along a festively decorated alley at Bow Barracks, a colonial-era...

Kolkata, India — December 23, 2025: People gather along a festively decorated alley at Bow Barracks, a colonial-era heritage complex that once housed soldiers during World War I, ahead of Christmas celebrations in Kolkata. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.
23 December 2025 Christmas celebrations in India

Kolkata, India — December 23, 2025: People gather along a festively decorated alley at Bow Barracks, a colonial-era...

Hindu devotees take part in a religious road show on their way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day, which falls on January 14.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
01 November 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Hindu devotees take part in a religious road show on their way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025....

Pilgrims coming from Nepal at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is an annual Hindu festival held at Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal. The fair takes place at Kapilmuni's ashram on Gangasagar every year on Makar Sankranti.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
01 November 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims coming from Nepal at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The...

Sukanta Majumder,Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region with Samik Bhattacharyya,West Bengal State BJP President,Suvendu Adhikary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, BJP Leader Tapas Roy as they participate in a procession for immersion of an idol of Goddess Durga at the end of 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, India on October 4,2025.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
04 October 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Sukanta Majumder,Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of...

Crowds thronged at Durga Puja Pandal at Sontosh Mitra square on September 28, 2025 in Kolkata, India. The 90th edition of Santosh Mitra Square’s Durga Puja, themed on ‘Operation Sindoor’.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
28 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Crowds thronged at Durga Puja Pandal at Sontosh Mitra square on September 28, 2025 in Kolkata, India. The 90th...

Crowds thronged at Durga Puja Pandal at Sontosh Mitra square on September 28, 2025 in Kolkata, India. The 90th edition of Santosh Mitra Square’s Durga Puja, themed on ‘Operation Sindoor’.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
28 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Crowds thronged at Durga Puja Pandal at Sontosh Mitra square on September 28, 2025 in Kolkata, India. The 90th...

A themed temporary structure focused on Refection for upcoming Durga Festival at Amra Sabai Sarbojonin Pandal on September 17, 2025 in Kolkata, India.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
17 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

A themed temporary structure focused on Refection for upcoming Durga Festival at Amra Sabai Sarbojonin Pandal on...

A themed temporary structure focused on Refection for upcoming Durga Festival at Amra Sabai Sarbojonin Pandal on September 17, 2025 in Kolkata, India.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
17 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

A themed temporary structure focused on Refection for upcoming Durga Festival at Amra Sabai Sarbojonin Pandal on...

Das Bari housewife traditional bengali dress and lighting a lamp preparation “Sandhya Arati” during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19 year old Durga Puja in Kolkata,India on September 15,2025.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
15 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Das Bari housewife traditional bengali dress and lighting a lamp preparation “Sandhya Arati” during a...

Members of Das Resident performing the rituals during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19 year old Durga Puja in Kolkata,India on September 15,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty. (Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
15 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Members of Das Resident performing the rituals during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19 year old Durga...

Das Bari housewife traditional bengali dress and lighting a lamp preparation “Sandhya Arati” in front of an idol of Durga during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19 year old Durga Puja in Kolkata,India on September 15,2025.Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
15 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Das Bari housewife traditional bengali dress and lighting a lamp preparation “Sandhya Arati” in front...

Artist decorate an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga by carving clay bricks and a temporary Pandal use 50,000 bricks ahead the Durga Puja Festival in Kolkata, India, on September 9, 2025. Durga Puja Hindu biggest festival ,The festival will be celebrated starts on September 28 and ends on October 2.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
10 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Artist decorate an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga by carving clay bricks and a temporary Pandal use 50,000 bricks ahead...

Indian artisans decorate a temporary pandal and use disposal Plastic Bottle and the theme of plastic pollution in Kolkata, India, on September 9, 2025,The festival will be celebrated starts on September 28 and ends on October 2.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
10 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Indian artisans decorate a temporary pandal and use disposal Plastic Bottle and the theme of plastic pollution in...

Indian artisans decorate a temporary pandal and use disposal Plastic Bottle and the theme of plastic pollution in Kolkata, India, on September 9, 2025,The festival will be celebrated starts on September 28 and ends on October 2.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
10 September 2025 INDIA-DURAGAPUJA FESTIVAL

Indian artisans decorate a temporary pandal and use disposal Plastic Bottle and the theme of plastic pollution in...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The Hindu festival of Holi brings out the wildest, the loudest, and the most colorful celebration imaginable in India or anywhere else. Crowds fill the streets as brightly colored powder and water fill the air. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is celebrated with much enthusiasm on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun, which usually corresponds to the month of March. It marks the arrival of spring and the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy. The festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, so in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, this day is also celebrated with a special puja, or prayer, the traditional custom of worshipping Lord Krishna, and an even greater exuberance.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
14 March 2025 India-Festival-Holi

People celebrate the annual Holi festival in Kolkata,India on March 14,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.The...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, at a temple in Kolkata,India on February 26,2025.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
26 February 2025 Maha Shivratri In India

Hindu devotees offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri', an annual festival dedicated to the Hindu God...