Tag: West Bengal

Name of Festival : Rabindra Jayanti Festival Time of celebration (Month)Rabindra Jayanti Festival is celebrate in 7th or 8th May every year Major Territory of CelebrationRabindra Jayanti Festival is celebrated in West Bengal India About FestivalRabindra Jayanti is celebrated as birthday of Rabindrnath Tagore.It is the most widely observed cultural festival in West Bengal.All the cultural associations and groups in town and village celebrate this day with programmes of dance and drama composed by Tagore and song which run for days together. There are also held the Meeting and seminars…

Name of Festival : Festival of Sahajiya Sect Time of celebration (Month)Festival of Sahajiya Sect is celebrate in middle of January Major Territory of CelebrationFestival of Sahajiya Sect is celebrated in Birbhum district of West Bengal India About FestivalSahajiya Sect is an important Festival in the West Bengal . Birbhum district is the birth place of Jayadeva, the poet of Gita Govindam. They used to hold long sessions of highly exoteric songs (Bhajan) & Religious-Ecstatic Dance and also characteristic forms of worship. During this a Mela / Fair (Gathering of…

Name of Festival : Shree Panchami or Vasant-Panchami Time of celebration (Month)Shree Panchami or Vasant-Panchami is celebrate in last week of January and the middle of February. Major Territory of CelebrationShree Panchami or Vasant-Panchami is celebrated in West Bengal or all over India. Worship in FestivalIn this festival people worship the Goddess Saraswati About FestivalThe day is sacred to Saraswati, goddess of learning whose worship is celebrated with great splendour by students and artists. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day (Panchami) of the Indian month Magh (January-February),…