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Durga puja greeting cards

Free Durga Puja eCards from HiGreetings.com with a range of useful links to other sites of interest

Durga puja

For information on Durga puja, wallpapers, greetings cards, the different forms of Durga, online shopping for Durga puja, songs and prayers to Durga.

Durga pujas

For information on the making of clay images of Durga at Kumartuli, drum music, Durga puja outside Bengal, styles of image, Durga puja in Calcutta.

Hinduism

Extensive site covering many aspects of Hinduism with a useful section on Durga puja.

Pujas on the net

For in depth look at Durga puja in Calcutta with road map to show where to go to see the best images, puja recipes, prize winning pujas, last year's puja, different kinds of puja.

Amantran

Introduced with drumming from Durga puja, this web site follows each day of Durga puja, has road maps, cards, articles on puja and Kumartuli and wallpapers.

Bangalinet

Comprehensive site looking at all the main Bengali festivals involving clay images, information about Calcutta, recipes, calendars and e-cards.

India Profile

Profile on Kumartuli in Calcutta as a centre for clay image making.

India crafts

For detailed information on the potters township of Kumartuli and conditions in their studios as well as information on Durga puja with links to other crafts of India.

Map of West Bengal

Detailed map of West Bengal showing the various districts.

Puja in Wales

An exciting project undertaken by the Bengali community in Cardiff involving kumars from Krishnanagar making clay images of Durga in 2002.

Durga Puja Greetings

Greeting cards for the Durga puja season plus recipes.

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