To please his dying daughter, a father tries to create the Durga Puja festival, usually held in October, during the month of April, in Kolkata.
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Uma
Himadri
Brahmananda
Gobindo
Menoka
Mohitosh Sur
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A 1980 Documentary on Durga Puja by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
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Documentary is a form of digital media which speaks about the livelihood of people living in a city and their revelations about it. Durga Puja as a festival is mostly known for being celebrated by Bengali's (a community from eastern India). Probashe Agomon as translated directly "Arrival Abroad" is what Bengalis wait for throughout the year for a Glimpse of Maa Durga. This is not just a religious ceremony it is a cultural festival.
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