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উৎসব · Kolkata

“Every Ashtami morning the whole para gathers at the pandal for pushpanjali. The smell of dhuno and shiuli flowers, the dhaki's first beat at dawn, and khichuri bhog on sal-leaf plates afterwards — that is what Puja means in our lane.”

জায়গা · Santiniketan

“Poush Mela in the cold of late December: Baul singers under the trees of Purbapalli, stalls of kantha and dokra, and clay pots of nolen gur sandesh. The fair began in 1894 with Debendranath Tagore and still opens on 7 Poush.”

খাবার · Barishal

“Monsoon at home meant ilish: shorshe ilish steamed in a tiffin box, the fish roe fried crisp, and a last spoonful of mustard gravy mixed into hot rice. Nobody spoke at the table — only the rain on the tin roof.”