Recently, Durga Puja in Kolkata received an important international recognition by making it to UNESCO'S Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Durga Puja
Festival of:- Hindu
Celebrated in:- West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, also in Bangladesh.
- Durga Puja, is a Ten Day festival.
- One of the largest cultural carnivals and street art festival of the country.
West Bengal
Established:- 26 January 1950
Capital:- Kolkata
CM:- Mamata Banerjee
Governor:- Jagdeep Dhankhar
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
Established in:- 2008
Aim:- to ensure better protection of important intangible cultural heritage worldwide and the awareness of their significance.
India's UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
- Koodiyattam(Kerala)
- Mudiyet(Kerala)
- Vedic Chantings
- Ramlila
- Ramman(Garhwal, Uttarakhand)
- Kalbelia(Rajasthan)
- Chhau dance(Odisha and West Bengal)
- Ladakh Buddhist chantings
- Manipuri Sankirtana
- Traditional brass and copper crafts of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab
- Yoga
- Kumbh Mela
- Durga Puja in Kolkata
UNESCO
Formation:- 16 November 1945
Headquarter:- Paris, France
Director General:- Audrey Azoulay
