Kolkata: India is a country colored with diversity. Here we get to see many types of festivals, there is a constant religious atmosphere everywhere. We all know that although Ganeshotsav is celebrated all over the country, it is most visible in Maharashtra.
Similarly, this special festival of Navratri i.e. Durga Puja is celebrated with great pomp in West Bengal. In such a situation, there is special news for the people of West Bengal. Actually, Durga Puja has been declared a heritage by UNESCO.
In such a situation, due to this good news, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken out a rally in North Kolkata to thank UNESCO. As you can see in this rally other Trinamool Congress leaders were present with him.
Yes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee participated in a rally on Thursday to thank the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for giving the status of Intangible Cultural Heritage to the Durga Puja festival. took. More than a thousand Durga Puja committees participated in the rally that started in the Jorasanko area of North Kolkata.
Trinamool Congress President Banerjee led the rally and was accompanied by party leaders Firhad Hakim, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Arup Biswas, and Shashi Panja. The rally will end at Red Road. Initiating the rally, Banerjee said, “I thank UNESCO for giving ICH status (tag) to Durga Puja.
Our festivals started a month back today. I urge everyone to participate in the rally and thank all those who watched this rally from all over the world. Before the rally, Banerjee termed Durga Puja as the spirit of Bengalis, which infuses a sense of unity among the people by rising above parochial ideology.
During the closing ceremony at Red Road, Banerjee will hand over the clay idols of Goddess Durga to UNESCO representatives. The rally was attended by representatives of at least 1200 Durga Puja committees from Kolkata dressed in traditional Bengali attire.
