Durga Puja: Experience It Through Picture & Narration
A first-hand account of the Durga Puja at our home in Ruppur, from idol making and Mahalaya to Sandhi Puja, Kumari Puja, Darpan Visarjan and the traditions unique to the Chattopadhyay family.
Est. 1881 · 145 years of devotion
রূপপুর চ্যাটার্জি বাড়ির দুর্গাপূজা
Ruppur Chatterjee Bari Durga Puja
The family Durga Puja started by Late Shri Krishnalal Chattopadhyay of Ruppur, Jagatballabpur — carried forward by five generations for 145 years.
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16 – 21 October 2026
145Years since the first Puja
5thGeneration carrying it forward
6Days of Puja in 2026, Shashthi to Dashami
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Since1881Our story
145 years at our ancestral Durga temple
Every autumn, when the kash phool bloom and the dhak begins to beat, the Chatterjee family of Ruppur returns to its ancestral Durga temple to welcome Ma Durga home. Started about 145 years ago by Late Shri Krishnalal Chattopadhyay, a landlord of Ruppur, the Puja is now carried forward by the fifth generation of the family, following Vaishnavite rituals. Everyone is welcome for darshan and anjali.
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At a glance
- Established
- c. 1881, by Late Shri Krishnalal Chattopadhyay
- Location
- Ruppur Chatterjee Para, Jagatballabpur, Howrah, West Bengal
- Type of Puja
- Sabeki Bonedi Bari (family) Durga Puja
- Tradition
- Vaishnav rituals; the family keeps a vegetarian diet for ten days
- Pratima
- Ekchala pratima with daker saaj
- Entry
- Free. Everyone is welcome for darshan and anjali
- Durga Puja 2026
- 16 – 21 October 2026 · Sandhi Puja 7:26 – 8:14 am, 19 October
Durga Puja 2026 · ১৪৩৩ বঙ্গাব্দ
16 – 21 October 2026
দেবীর ঘোটকে আগমন, নৌকায় গমন
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ষষ্ঠী
Maha Shashthi
Fri, 16 Oct২৮শে আশ্বিন, শুক্রবার
- Shashthi puja begins
- Bodhon, Amantran & Adhibas
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মহাসপ্তমী
Maha Saptami
Sat, 17 Oct২৯শে আশ্বিন, শনিবার
- Nabapatrika prabesh & sthapan
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মহাসপ্তমী · দ্বিতীয় দিন
Maha Saptami (Day 2)
Sun, 18 Oct৩০শে আশ্বিন, রবিবার
- Saptami adhik puja
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মহাষ্টমী
Maha Ashtami
Mon, 19 Oct১লা কার্তিক, সোমবার
- Ashtami bihito puja
- Sandhi Puja
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মহানবমী
Maha Navami
Tue, 20 Oct২রা কার্তিক, মঙ্গলবার
- Navami bihito puja
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বিজয়া দশমী
Vijaya Dashami
Wed, 21 Oct৩রা কার্তিক, বুধবার
- Dashami bihito puja
Traditions
Rituals we keep alive
Sankalpa
Sankalpa in puja is a solemn, intentional declaration that sets the purpose, scope and results of a ritual. It acts as the mental and verbal commitment binding the worshipper’s mind, the ritual actions, and the deity invoked, so the sacred intention becomes the energetic cause for the desired outcome.
Bodhon
Ma is awakened at a bel tree with a water-filled kalash on Shashthi evening.
Nabapatrika
Nine sacred plants are bathed at dawn on Saptami and placed beside Ganesha.
Sandhi Puja
The sacred 48 minutes where Ashtami meets Navami.
108 Lotuses
Offered with 108 lamps and bel leaves at the moment of Sandhi.
Dhunuchi Naach
Incense, dhak and dance on the night of Navami.
Devi Boron
Married women bid Ma farewell with sweets, betel leaves and sindoor.
Gallery
Durga Puja 2025
Ma Durga at Ruppur Chatterjee Bari
The Chatterjee family with Ma at the Durga temple, Ruppur
Ma Durga at our Durga temple, seen through its old green doors
Ganga jol tola on Mahalaya: pots of holy Ganga water at the ghat
The ekchala pratima: Ma Durga with Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh
Nabapatrika snan at the pond on Maha SaptamiStories
From our family Puja
What is a sabeki Durga Puja?
What "sabeki" means, how a sabeki Durga Puja differs from a theme puja, and why Bonedi Bari pujas like ours in Howrah still keep the old ways — the ekchala pratima, daker saaj and the family's own rituals.
What makes a Bonedi Bari Durga Puja different?
Bonedi Bari pujas are Bengal's oldest family Durga Pujas. Here is what sets them apart from community pandals — the Thakur Dalan, the ekchala pratima, the puthi and the bhog.
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Visit
Come for darshan
Ruppur Chatterjee Para, Jhingra, Ruppur, Jagatballabpur, Howrah, West Bengal 711408- On Google Maps, search for “Ruppur Chatterjee Bari Durga Temple”, or tap Get directions.
- Google Maps Plus Code: M4X4+9FV, Jhingra, West Bengal 711408.
- Ruppur is in Jagatballabpur, Howrah district.
Frequently asked questions
When is Ruppur Chatterjee Bari Durga Puja 2026?
Durga Puja 2026 at Ruppur Chatterjee Bari runs from Maha Shashthi to Vijaya Dashami. See the full day-by-day nirghonto on our Puja 2026 page.
How old is Ruppur Chatterjee Bari Durga Puja?
Our family Puja was started about 145 years ago by Late Shri Krishnalal Chattopadhyay, a landlord of Ruppur. Today the fifth generation of the family carries it forward.
Is Ruppur Chatterjee Bari a Bonedi Bari Durga Puja?
Yes. It is the family Durga Puja of the Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee) family of Ruppur, held at the family's ancestral Durga temple, and one of the Bonedi Bari pujas of Howrah district.
What is a sabeki Durga Puja?
A sabeki puja keeps to the traditional style: an ekchala pratima with daker saaj, rituals from the scriptures and the family's own customs, and timings from the panjika. Our Puja has been sabeki since it began.
Where can I see a traditional Durga Puja in Howrah?
Ruppur Chatterjee Bari in Jagatballabpur, Howrah district, holds a sabeki Bonedi Bari Durga Puja every year. Everyone is welcome; see our Visit page for the address and directions.
Which rituals does the family follow?
We follow the Vaishnavite rituals of Durga Puja. The family keeps a strictly vegetarian diet for the ten days of the Puja.
Can visitors come for darshan and anjali?
Yes! Everyone is welcome for darshan and pushpanjali. There is no entry fee.
Is photography allowed?
Photography is welcome, except during Sandhi Puja and a few other rituals where the purohit requests silence. Please do not use flash near the pratima.
How do I reach the Durga temple?
See our Visit page for the address, Google Maps directions and the Plus Code.