https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/The family Durga Puja started by Late Shri Krishnalal Chattopadhyay of Ruppur, Jagatballabpur — carried forward by five generations for 145 years.en-in https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/durga-puja-experience-it-through-picture-and-narration/https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/durga-puja-experience-it-through-picture-and-narration/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:30:00 GMTA 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. https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/what-is-a-sabeki-durga-puja/https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/what-is-a-sabeki-durga-puja/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:30:00 GMTWhat "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. https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/bonedi-bari-durga-puja/https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/bonedi-bari-durga-puja/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:30:00 GMTBonedi 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. https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/sandhi-puja-48-minutes/https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/sandhi-puja-48-minutes/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:30:00 GMTWhy Sandhi Puja is the holiest moment of Durga Puja, what 108 lotuses and 108 lamps mean, and how we observe it at our 145-year-old family Puja. https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/nabapatrika-kola-bou/https://ruppurchatterjeebari.pages.dev/stories/nabapatrika-kola-bou/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:30:00 GMTWho is Kola Bou? The meaning of Nabapatrika, the nine plants that represent nine forms of Ma Durga, and the dawn bath on Maha Saptami.