Kolkata’s biggest religious festival Durga Puja reframed as international art experience

The World

October is when Kolkata celebrates its biggest festival — the five-day Durga Puja. But this year, the incredible displays and performances began early, framed as an arts festival for international tourists before the official religious events. In Kolkata, Sandip Roy talked to curators and participants about how a giant religious celebration becomes a massive art installation. 

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