GeneralOctober 18, 2026surajit c. mukhopadhyay
Where sacred meets secular
In Bengal, worship, carnival, and art share the same streets for a few days each autumn. Durga Puja has not erased caste or commerce, but it shows how a society can hold the sacred and the secular in one public space.

In Bengal, worship, carnival, and art share the same streets for a few days each autumn. Durga Puja has not erased caste or commerce, but it shows how a society can hold the sacred and the secular in one public space.