BROWN NECTAR: A man extracts date sap in an earthen pot to make jaggery on Sunday, December 19, in Anandapur on the eastern fringes of Kolkata. Jaggery (gur), a traditional sweetener consumed by the whole Indian subcontinent, is particularly popular in Bengal during the winter
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JOY TO THE WORLD: A woman takes a selfie with a nun on Monday, December 20, at Allen Park on Park Street ahead of Christmas 2022. Like every year, the dine-drink-dance street has been transformed into a fairyland with myriad colourful lights, giant models of Santa Claus and Xmas trees to celebrate the season of gifts. Giant bells, stars and rings made of LED lights have been hung from the trees lending them a mesmerising look
Ashim Paul/My Kolkata
THANKFUL: Kolkatans express their gratitude to Unesco for including Durga Puja on their ‘intangible cultural heritage of humanity’ list with a rally, vivid colours and plenty of confetti on Wednesday, December 22. Unesco had declared their decision to include the grand festival on the list on December 15
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LITTLE SANTA: Actor-turned-MP Nusrat Jahan posted this adorable photograph on her Instagram handle on Saturday, December 25 and wrote, “It just isn’t a season… it’s a feeling… May this Christmas bring in joy peace hope and love to all… MERRY CHRISTMAS”
From Nusrat Jahan's Instagram handle, @nusratchirps
