With the ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ being included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the autumn festival started early with the State on Thursday with the West Bengal government organising a rally to celebrate the global recognition.
Almost a month before the Durga Puja festival, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a grand colourful rally in the city thanking UNESCO for including the festival in the coveted list. Thousands of people, which included the representatives of different clubs, participated in the rally singing and dancing along the five-kilometre stretch from Joransanko Thakurbari to Red Road.
