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class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vanga_kingdom" title="Vanga kingdom">Vanga kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangaridai" title="Gangaridai">Gangaridai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Sultanate" title="Bengal Sultanate">Bengal Sultanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Subah" title="Bengal Subah">Bengal Subah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam" title="Eastern Bengal and Assam">Eastern Bengal and Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.4em 0.6em; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0; border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_nationalism" title="Bengali nationalism">Bengali nationalism</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Bengal" title="List of rulers of Bengal">List of rulers of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Bengal" title="United Bengal">United Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangabhumi" title="Bangabhumi">Bangabhumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Bangladesh" title="Greater Bangladesh">Greater Bangladesh</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding-top:0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Bengalis" title="Template:Bengalis"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Bengalis" title="Template talk:Bengalis"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Bengalis" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Bengalis"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:394_baul-singers-sml.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/394_baul-singers-sml.jpg/220px-394_baul-singers-sml.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/394_baul-singers-sml.jpg/330px-394_baul-singers-sml.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/394_baul-singers-sml.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="359" /></a><figcaption>Baul singers at Shantiniketan</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>culture of West Bengal</b> is an Indian culture which has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other, with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and <a href="/wiki/Duars" class="mw-redirect" title="Duars">Duars</a> showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects. </p><p>West Bengal's capital Kolkata—as the former capital of India—was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought,<sup id="cite_ref-niradchaudh_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niradchaudh-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is referred to as the "cultural [or literary] capital of India".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nobleliterary_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nobleliterary-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The presence of <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Para_(Bengal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Para (Bengal) (page does not exist)">paras</a></i>, which are cluster of neighbourhoods that possess a strong sense of community, is characteristic of West Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-parawbgov_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parawbgov-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Typically, each <i>para</i> has its own community club and, on occasion, a playing field.<sup id="cite_ref-parawbgov_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parawbgov-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Residents engage in <i><a href="/wiki/Adda_(Indian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Adda (Indian)">addas</a></i>, or leisurely chats, that often take the form of freestyle intellectual conversation. However, with the growth of apartments, expansion of neighbourhoods and rapid urbanization, this culture is on decline.<sup id="cite_ref-Trachtenberg_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trachtenberg-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literature">Literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Bengali literature</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengali_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Bengali literature">History of Bengali literature</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali language</a> boasts a rich literary heritage, shared with neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. West Bengal has a long tradition in folk literature, evidenced by the <i><a href="/wiki/Charyapada" title="Charyapada">Charyapada</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mangalkavya" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangalkavya">Mangalkavya</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Shreekrishna_Kirtana" title="Shreekrishna Kirtana">Shreekrishna Kirtana</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thakurmar_Jhuli" title="Thakurmar Jhuli">Thakurmar Jhuli</a></i>, and stories related to <a href="/wiki/Gopal_Bhar" title="Gopal Bhar">Gopal Bhar</a>. In the nineteenth and twentieth century, <a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Bengali literature</a> was modernized in the works of authors such as <a href="/wiki/Bankim_Chandra_Chattopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay">Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Madhusudan_Dutt" title="Michael Madhusudan Dutt">Michael Madhusudan Dutt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" title="Rabindranath Tagore">Rabindranath Tagore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" title="Kazi Nazrul Islam">Kazi Nazrul Islam</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sharat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay">Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay</a>. Coupled with social reforms led by <a href="/wiki/Ram_Mohan_Roy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ram Mohan Roy">Ram Mohan Roy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a>, and others, this constituted a major part of the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The middle and latter parts of the 20th century witnessed the arrival of post-modernism, as well as literary movements such as those espoused by the <i><a href="/wiki/Kallol" title="Kallol">Kallol</a></i> movement, <a href="/wiki/Hungry_generation" title="Hungry generation">hungryalists</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Little_magazine_movement#Bengali_little_magazine_movement" title="Little magazine movement">little magazines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theater_and_films">Theater and films</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Theater and films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bengal has a long tradition of indigenous theater that dates back to the 1770s and consists of popular tales enacted through dance, music, and narration. Modern theater was introduced by Europeans in the mid-19th century and sustained by colonial educational institutions. The mythological and historical plays dominated the last quarter of the 19th and first quarter of the 20th century, but gradually gave way to urban middle-class predilections in society. The <a href="/wiki/Indian_People%27s_Theatre_Association" title="Indian People's Theatre Association">Indian People’s Theatre Association</a> (IPTA) was founded in 1943 and produced plays with far-reaching impacts. In the 1950s, amateur group theater emerged to address contemporary sociopolitical and financial issues. <a href="/wiki/Star_Theatre,_Kolkata" title="Star Theatre, Kolkata">Star Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Fine_Arts,_Kolkata" title="Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata">Academy of Fine Arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Sadan" title="Rabindra Sadan">Rabindra Sadan</a>, Nahabat, and <a href="/wiki/Girish_Mancha" title="Girish Mancha">Girish Manch</a> are the most popular Bengali theaters, known for their development and socially conscious plays.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among other types of theater, West Bengal has a tradition of folk drama known as <i><a href="/wiki/Jatra_(Bengal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jatra (Bengal)">jatra</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kolkata is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_West_Bengal" title="Cinema of West Bengal">Bengali cinema</a> industry, dubbed "Tollywood" for <a href="/wiki/Tollygunj" class="mw-redirect" title="Tollygunj">Tollygunj</a>, where most of the state's film studios are located.<sup id="cite_ref-Sarkar_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sarkar-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its long tradition of <a href="/wiki/Art_film" title="Art film">art films</a> includes globally acclaimed film directors such as <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-winning director <a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Sen" title="Mrinal Sen">Mrinal Sen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a>, and contemporary directors such as <a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhadeb_Dasgupta" title="Buddhadeb Dasgupta">Buddhadeb Dasgupta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goutam_Ghose" title="Goutam Ghose">Goutam Ghose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koushik_Ganguly" class="mw-redirect" title="Koushik Ganguly">Koushik Ganguly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh" title="Rituparno Ghosh">Rituparno Ghosh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anjan_Dutt" title="Anjan Dutt">Anjan Dutt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamaleswar_Mukherjee" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamaleswar Mukherjee">Kamaleswar Mukherjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandip_Ray" title="Sandip Ray">Sandip Ray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Kumar" title="Uttam Kumar">Uttam Kumar</a> was the most popular lead actor for decades, and his romantic pairing with actress <a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> in films attained legendary status.<sup id="cite_ref-Chowdhury_2021_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chowdhury_2021-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a>, who acted in many Satyajit Ray-films, and <a href="/wiki/Prosenjit_Chatterjee" title="Prosenjit Chatterjee">Prosenjit Chatterjee</a> are among other popular lead male actors. As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, Bengali films have won India's annual <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a> twenty-two times in sixty seven years, the highest among all Indian languages. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Victoria.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Victoria.jpg/220px-Victoria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Victoria.jpg/330px-Victoria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Victoria.jpg/440px-Victoria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1971" data-file-height="1306" /></a><figcaption>The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_West_Bengal" title="Music of West Bengal">Music of West Bengal</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Baul" title="Baul">Baul</a> tradition is a unique heritage of Bengali folk music, which has also been influenced by regional music traditions.<sup id="cite_ref-baulbengalonline_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baulbengalonline-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other folk music forms include <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabigaan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kabigaan (page does not exist)">Kabigaan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gombhira" title="Gombhira">Gombhira</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhawaiya" title="Bhawaiya">Bhawaiya</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kirtan" title="Kirtan">kirtans</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Gajan_(festival)" title="Gajan (festival)">Gajan</a></i> festival music. Folk music in West Bengal is often accompanied by the <a href="/wiki/Ektara" title="Ektara">ektara</a>, a one-stringed instrument. West Bengal also has a heritage in <a href="/wiki/Hindustani_classical_music" title="Hindustani classical music">North Indian classical music</a>. The state is recognised for its appreciation of <i><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_sangeet" class="mw-redirect" title="Rabindra sangeet">rabindrasangeet</a></i> (songs written by Rabindranath Tagore) and <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_music" title="Indian classical music">Indian classical music</a>. <a href="/wiki/Nazrul_Geeti" title="Nazrul Geeti">Nazrul Geeti</a> is another classical music of Bengal, which is written and composed by poet <a href="/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" title="Kazi Nazrul Islam">Kazi Nazrul Islam</a>. He was person in Bengal music who created the first Bengali <a href="/wiki/Ghazals" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghazals">ghazals</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Popular music genres include <i>adhunik</i> songs.<sup id="cite_ref-banglasong_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-banglasong-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the early 1990s, <a href="/wiki/Indian_rock#Rock_scenes" title="Indian rock">new genres</a> have emerged, including one comprising alternative folk–rock <a href="/wiki/Rock_music_of_West_Bengal" title="Rock music of West Bengal">Bengali bands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-banglasong_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-banglasong-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another new style, <i>jibonmukhi gaan</i> ("songs about life"), is based on realism.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> selected The Rural Craft Hub of Bengal to showcase their artwork in Paris in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dance">Dance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>West Bengal is known for its diverse culture, and dance plays a significant role in showcasing this. Each region has its own unique dance form that not only reflects the culture and history of the area but also incorporates worldwide themes. The Brita dance is a traditional folk dance performed by women to seek blessings from the Gods for their children's wishes to come true or to celebrate recovery from illness. The Gambhira dance is a devotional folk dance that addresses social, political, and moral issues of contemporary society, and it is popular during festivals in North Bengal. The Santhal dance celebrates nature and addresses gender issues and land rights, and it is performed by both men and women of the Santhali tribe. The Lathi dance is a well-known form of dance that expresses various emotions of human life, including celebration, anger, pain, and love. Finally, the Chhau is a widely practiced tribal dance that incorporates martial arts, athletics, and religion, with stories taken from the great epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attire">Attire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Attire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though Bengali women traditionally wear the special <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benarasi_sari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benarasi sari (page does not exist)">Benarasi sari</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Jamdani" title="Jamdani">Jamdani</a></i>, Western attire has gained acceptance among younger and professional women.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Western-style dress has greater acceptance among men, although the traditional costumes like <i><a href="/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti">dhoti</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta">panjabi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kurta" title="Kurta">kurta</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pyjama" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyjama">pyjama</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Lungi" title="Lungi">lungi</a></i> are seen during weddings and major festivals. Like any other metropolis, Kolkata also has an eclectic mix of western wears with a tinge of ethnic wears. People are found dressed in jeans along with kurtas, or sari along with an overcoat. women usually do a good makeup which attracts men and keeps them respected </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Festivals_and_celebrations">Festivals and celebrations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Festivals and celebrations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_festivals_of_West_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="List of festivals of West Bengal">List of festivals of West Bengal</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> is famous for its culture and festivals are an inevitable part of this culture. Some festivals are celebrated statewide, while others are local in nature. There are also various other village fairs and seasonal tribal festivals. <a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a> is the biggest and most important festival of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, and it features colourful pandals, decorative idols of Hindu goddess Durga and her family, lighting decoration and immersion processions. Other major festivals are <a href="/wiki/Kali_Puja" title="Kali Puja">Kali Puja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dol_Purnima" title="Dol Purnima">Dol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saraswati_Puja" class="mw-redirect" title="Saraswati Puja">Saraswati Puja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jagaddhatri" title="Jagaddhatri">Jagaddhatri Puja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rath_Jatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Rath Jatra">Rath Jatra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharad_Purnima" title="Sharad Purnima">Kojagori Lakshmi Puja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishwakarma_Puja" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwakarma Puja">Vishwakarma Puja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makar_Sankranti" title="Makar Sankranti">Poush Parbon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poila_Boishakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Poila Boishakh">Poila Boishakh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Book_Fair" title="Kolkata Book Fair">Kolkata Book Fair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_International_Film_Festival" title="Kolkata International Film Festival">Kolkata International Film Festival</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dover_Lane_Music_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Dover Lane Music Festival">Dover Lane Music Festival</a> are major annual cultural events of Kolkata, whereas <a href="/wiki/Poush_Mela" title="Poush Mela">Poush Mela</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makar_Sankranti" title="Makar Sankranti">Ganga Sagar Mela</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manasa" title="Manasa">Jhapan</a> are some of the major annual fairs of the state. The diverse ethnic populace of <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a> celebrates several local festivals such as <a href="/wiki/Losar" title="Losar">Losar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dusshera" class="mw-redirect" title="Dusshera">Dusshera</a> or <a href="/wiki/Dashain" title="Dashain">Fulpati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tihar_(festival)" title="Tihar (festival)">Tihar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ram_Navami" class="mw-redirect" title="Ram Navami">Ram Navami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maghe_Sankranti" title="Maghe Sankranti">Maghe Sankranti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chotrul_Duchen" title="Chotrul Duchen">Chotrul Duchen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddha_Jayanti" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddha Jayanti">Buddha Jayanti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tendong_Lho_Rumfaat" title="Tendong Lho Rumfaat">Tendong Lho Rumfaat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr" title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid al-Fitr</a> etc. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Traditional_Durga_idol,_Bagbazar,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Durga Puja, biggest festival of West Bengal"><img alt="Durga Puja, biggest festival of West Bengal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Traditional_Durga_idol%2C_Bagbazar%2C_2017.jpg/120px-Traditional_Durga_idol%2C_Bagbazar%2C_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Traditional_Durga_idol%2C_Bagbazar%2C_2017.jpg/180px-Traditional_Durga_idol%2C_Bagbazar%2C_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Traditional_Durga_idol%2C_Bagbazar%2C_2017.jpg/240px-Traditional_Durga_idol%2C_Bagbazar%2C_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Durga Puja, biggest festival of West Bengal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Glittering lighting decorations during Durga Puja."><img alt="Glittering lighting decorations during Durga Puja." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg/120px-Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg/180px-Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg/240px-Durga_Puja_Lights.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2286" data-file-height="2043" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Glittering lighting decorations during Durga Puja.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kali Puja, a major festival of West Bengal"><img alt="Kali Puja, a major festival of West Bengal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg/90px-Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg/135px-Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg/180px-Dakshina_Kali_2_Shakespeare_Sarani_Arnab_Dutta_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kali Puja, a major festival of West Bengal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School,_Kolkata,India.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Saraswati Puja"><img alt="Saraswati Puja" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School%2C_Kolkata%2CIndia.JPG/80px-Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School%2C_Kolkata%2CIndia.JPG" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School%2C_Kolkata%2CIndia.JPG/120px-Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School%2C_Kolkata%2CIndia.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School%2C_Kolkata%2CIndia.JPG/160px-Saraswati_idol_in_Hindu_School%2C_Kolkata%2CIndia.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Saraswati Puja</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rath Jatra is widely celebrated in Bengal"><img alt="Rath Jatra is widely celebrated in Bengal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg/120px-Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg/180px-Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg/240px-Mahesh_Rath_Yatra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rath Jatra is widely celebrated in Bengal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandel_Basilica,_Hooghly_(West-Bengal).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bandel Church"><img alt="Bandel Church" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Bandel_Basilica%2C_Hooghly_%28West-Bengal%29.jpg/120px-Bandel_Basilica%2C_Hooghly_%28West-Bengal%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Bandel_Basilica%2C_Hooghly_%28West-Bengal%29.jpg/180px-Bandel_Basilica%2C_Hooghly_%28West-Bengal%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Bandel_Basilica%2C_Hooghly_%28West-Bengal%29.jpg/240px-Bandel_Basilica%2C_Hooghly_%28West-Bengal%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bandel Church</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Holi_shop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Colours for Dol. Abir on sale at a market"><img alt="Colours for Dol. Abir on sale at a market" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Holi_shop.jpg/120px-Holi_shop.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Holi_shop.jpg/180px-Holi_shop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Holi_shop.jpg/240px-Holi_shop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Colours for Dol. Abir on sale at a market</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chhau Mask dance parforming in the field"><img alt="Chhau Mask dance parforming in the field" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg/120px-Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg/180px-Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg/240px-Performance_of_Chhau_dance_of_Purulia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chhau Mask dance parforming in the field</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Muslims gather at Muharram procession in Kolkata"><img alt="Muslims gather at Muharram procession in Kolkata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata%2C_2016.jpg/120px-Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata%2C_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata%2C_2016.jpg/180px-Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata%2C_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata%2C_2016.jpg/240px-Muharram_procession_in_Kolkata%2C_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Muslims gather at Muharram procession in Kolkata</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shops selling Christmas decorations in Kolkata"><img alt="Shops selling Christmas decorations in Kolkata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg/90px-Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg/135px-Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg/180px-Christmas_Wares_in_Kolkata_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Shops selling Christmas decorations in Kolkata</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div 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href="/wiki/File:Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Shoppers at the Poush Mela Fair"><img alt="Shoppers at the Poush Mela Fair" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG/120px-Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG/180px-Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG/240px-Poush_Mela_Bazaar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Shoppers at the Poush Mela Fair</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Jagaddhatri Puja in Kolkata"><img alt="Jagaddhatri Puja in Kolkata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG/120px-JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG/180px-JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG/240px-JagaddhatriKolkata.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1224" data-file-height="1050" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jagaddhatri Puja in Kolkata</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kapil_muni_temple,_Gangasagar_mela,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kapil Muni Temple at Sagardwip"><img alt="Kapil Muni Temple at Sagardwip" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Kapil_muni_temple%2C_Gangasagar_mela%2C_2017.jpg/120px-Kapil_muni_temple%2C_Gangasagar_mela%2C_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Kapil_muni_temple%2C_Gangasagar_mela%2C_2017.jpg/180px-Kapil_muni_temple%2C_Gangasagar_mela%2C_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Kapil_muni_temple%2C_Gangasagar_mela%2C_2017.jpg/240px-Kapil_muni_temple%2C_Gangasagar_mela%2C_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Muni_Temple" title="Kapil Muni Temple">Kapil Muni Temple</a> at Sagardwip</div> </li> </ul> <p>West Bengal has a long tradition of popular literature, music and drama largely based on Bengali folklore and <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> <a href="/wiki/Indian_epics" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian epics">epics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Bengal" title="Architecture of Bengal">Architecture of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arts_of_West_Bengal" title="Arts of West Bengal">Arts of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_cuisine" title="Bengali cuisine">Bengali cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_School_of_Art" title="Bengal School of Art">Bengal School of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_folk_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali folk literature">Bengali folk literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Bengal" title="Culture of Bengal">Culture of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Darjeeling" title="Culture of Darjeeling">Culture of Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_India" title="Culture of India">Culture of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalighat_painting" title="Kalighat painting">Kalighat painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Bengal" title="Music of Bengal">Music of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_West_Bengal" title="Music of West Bengal">Music of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_West_Bengal" title="Christianity in West Bengal">Christianity in West Bengal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Sangeet">Shyama Sangeet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folk_song_forms_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Folk song forms of West Bengal (page does not exist)">Folk songs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baromasya_Song&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baromasya Song (page does not exist)">Baromasya Song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baul" title="Baul">Baul</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhadu_Song&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bhadu Song (page does not exist)">Bhadu Song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhatiali" title="Bhatiali">Bhatiali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhawaiya" title="Bhawaiya">Bhawaiya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bolan_Song&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bolan Song (page does not exist)">Bolan Song</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ghatu_Song&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ghatu Song (page does not exist)">Ghatu Song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gombhira" title="Gombhira">Gombhira</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hapu_song&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hapu song (page does not exist)">Hapu song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtan" title="Kirtan">Kirtan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patua_Sangeet" title="Patua Sangeet">Patua Sangeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shreekrishna_Kirtana" title="Shreekrishna Kirtana">Shreekrishna Kirtana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tusu_Song&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tusu Song (page does not exist)">Tusu Song</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Handlooms and<br />handicrafts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Handloom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baluchari_Sari" class="mw-redirect" title="Baluchari Sari">Baluchari Sari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakshi_kantha" title="Nakshi kantha">Nakshi kantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantha" title="Kantha">Kantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tant_sari" title="Tant sari">Tant sari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangail_Saree_(West_Bengal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tangail Saree (West Bengal)">Tangail Saree</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Handicrafts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bankura_horse" title="Bankura horse">Bankura horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhau_Mask" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhau Mask">Chhau Mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhokra" title="Dhokra">Dhokra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santiniketan_Leather_Goods" title="Santiniketan Leather Goods">Santiniketan Leather Goods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shital_Pati" title="Shital Pati">Shital Pati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wooden_dolls,_Natungram" title="Wooden dolls, Natungram">Wooden dolls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurkathi" title="Madurkathi">Madurkathi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observations<br />and <a href="/wiki/Festivals_of_West_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="Festivals of West Bengal">festivals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Carnival" title="Darjeeling Carnival">Darjeeling Carnival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmathakur" title="Dharmathakur">Dharmathakur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dola_Yatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Dola Yatra">Dola jatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja_Carnival" title="Durga Puja Carnival">Durga Puja Carnival</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guptipara_Rathayatra" title="Guptipara Rathayatra">Guptipara Rathayatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagaddhatri" title="Jagaddhatri">Jagaddhatri Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joydeb-Kenduli_Mela&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joydeb-Kenduli Mela (page does not exist)">Joydeb-Kenduli Mela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kali_Puja" title="Kali Puja">Kali Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Puja" title="Lakshmi Puja">Lakshmi Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahishadal_Rathayatra" title="Mahishadal Rathayatra">Mahishadal Rathayatra</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_and_union_territory_capitals_in_India" title="List of state and union territory capitals in India">Capital</a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_symbols" title="List of Indian state symbols">State symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_emblems" title="List of Indian state emblems">Emblem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_West_Bengal" title="Emblem of West Bengal">Emblem of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_anthems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian state anthems">Anthem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Banglar_Mati_Banglar_Jol" title="Banglar Mati Banglar Jol">Banglar Mati Banglar Jol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_animals" title="List of Indian state animals">Animal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">Fishing cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_birds" title="List of Indian state birds">Bird</a>: <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_flowers" title="List of Indian state flowers">Flower</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_trees" title="List of Indian state trees">Tree</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">Devil's tree (Saptaparni)</a></li> <li>Fish: <a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shashanka" title="Shashanka">Shashanka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallabhum_kingdom" title="Mallabhum kingdom">Mallabhum kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Great Bengal famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Raj" title="Bardhaman Raj">Bardhaman Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Raj" title="Nadia Raj">Nadia Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_Raj" title="Jhargram Raj">Jhargram Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovabazar_Raj" title="Sovabazar Raj">Sovabazar Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_movement_for_Indian_independence" title="Revolutionary movement for Indian independence">Revolutionary movement for Indian independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushilan_Samiti" title="Anushilan Samiti">Anushilan Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugantar" title="Jugantar">Jugantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Bengal famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Manbhum)" title="Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)">Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal" title="Geography of West Bengal">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Basin" title="Bengal Basin">Bengal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_plains" title="North Bengal plains">North Bengal plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rarh_region" title="Rarh region">Rarh region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjabhumi" title="Vajjabhumi">Western plateau and high lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_West_Bengal" title="Climate of West Bengal">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandakphu" title="Sandakphu">Sandakphu (Highest point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="List of protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Rivers of West Bengal">Rivers of West Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_River" title="Damodar River">Damodar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_River" title="Hooghly River">Hooghly River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoai" title="Khoai">Khoai</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Political parties in West Bengal">Political parties</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party (Marxist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee">Indian National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lok_Sabha_constituencies_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal">Parliamentary constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Assembly constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CID_West_Bengal" title="CID West Bengal">CID West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Police" title="Kolkata Police">Kolkata Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">Rights groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Pokkho" title="Bangla Pokkho">Bangla Pokkho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Divisions</a> and <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipurduar_district" title="Alipurduar district">Alipurduar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_district" title="Cooch Behar district">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_district" title="Kalimpong district">Kalimpong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malda_division" title="Malda division">Malda division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore_district" title="Berhampore district">Berhampore</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakshin_Dinajpur_district" title="Dakshin Dinajpur district">Dakshin Dinajpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jangipur_district" title="Jangipur district">Jangipur</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malda_district" title="Malda district">Malda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad_district" title="Murshidabad district">Murshidabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Dinajpur_district" title="Uttar Dinajpur district">Uttar Dinajpur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medinipur_division" title="Medinipur division">Medinipur division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bankura_district" title="Bankura district">Bankura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur_district,_West_Bengal" title="Bishnupur district, West Bengal">Bishnupur</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_district" title="Jhargram district">Jhargram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Medinipur_district" title="Paschim Medinipur district">Paschim Medinipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Medinipur_district" title="Purba Medinipur district">Purba Medinipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purulia_district" title="Purulia district">Purulia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Presidency_division" title="Presidency division">Presidency division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basirhat_district" title="Basirhat district">Basirhat</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah_district" title="Howrah district">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichamati_district" title="Ichamati district">Ichamati</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_district" title="Kolkata district">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_district" title="Nadia district">Nadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_24_Parganas_district" title="North 24 Parganas district">North 24 Parganas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranaghat_district" title="Ranaghat district">Ranaghat</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_24_Parganas" title="South 24 Parganas">South 24 Parganas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans_district" title="Sundarbans district">Sundarbans</a> (declared)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_and_towns_in_West_Bengal" title="Cities and towns in West Bengal">Cities and<br /> towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipore" title="Alipore">Alipore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asansol" title="Asansol">Asansol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore" title="Berhampore">Berhampore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balurghat" title="Balurghat">Balurghat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bankura" title="Bankura">Bankura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barasat" title="Barasat">Barasat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman" title="Bardhaman">Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur,_Bankura" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishnupur, Bankura">Bishnupur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugli-Chuchura" title="Hugli-Chuchura">Hugli-Chuchura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar" title="Cooch Behar">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling" title="Darjeeling">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durgapur" title="Durgapur">Durgapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haldia" title="Haldia">Haldia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah" title="Howrah">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri" title="Jalpaiguri">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaynagar_Majilpur" title="Jaynagar Majilpur">Jaynagar Majilpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiaganj_Azimganj" title="Jiaganj Azimganj">Jiaganj Azimganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kharagpur" title="Kharagpur">Kharagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnanagar,_Nadia" title="Krishnanagar, Nadia">Krishnanagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurseong" title="Kurseong">Kurseong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malda,_West_Bengal" title="Malda, West Bengal">Malda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnapore" title="Midnapore">Midnapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad" title="Murshidabad">Murshidabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purulia" title="Purulia">Purulia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiganj" title="Raiganj">Raiganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri" title="Siliguri">Siliguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suri,_Birbhum" title="Suri, Birbhum">Siuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamluk" title="Tamluk">Tamluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Bengal_by_population" title="List of cities in West Bengal by population">List of cities in West Bengal by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:West_Bengal_cities_and_towns_by_district_templates" title="Category:West Bengal cities and towns by district templates">Cities and towns by district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_calendars" title="Bengali calendars">Bengali calendars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattachitra" title="Pattachitra">Patachitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalchitra" title="Chalchitra">Chalchitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arts_of_West_Bengal" title="Arts of West Bengal">Arts of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baul" title="Baul">Baul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadu_(festival)" title="Bhadu (festival)">Bhadu</a></li> <li><a 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