Members of a family in north Kolkata’s Madan Mohantola shower rice grains on devotees waiting on the road on the occasion of Annakut Puja on Tuesday. Govardhan Puja, also known as Annakut or Annakoot Puja, is a Hindu festival celebrated on the first lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Kartik month, on the fourth day of Diwali
Ashim PaulThe idol of Lord Krishna at Naba Brindabon in north Kolkata on Tuesday and (right) the lavish spread of ‘prasad’ neatly arranged for the deity at the Govardhan Puja, which dates back to almost 400 years. It is believed that a large variety of vegetarian food be offered to Krishna as a mark of gratitude
Ashim Paul