https://www.pitara.com/tags/durga-puja/Recent content in Durga Puja on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 22:22:02 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/festivals-for-kids/here-comes-pujo/Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:30:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/festivals-for-kids/here-comes-pujo/<p>Durga Puja is the most important festival for the people of West Bengal, the Eastern Indian state that has been home to three Nobel Laureates – Rabindranath Tagore, Amartya Sen, and Mother Teresa – as well as Oscar awardee Satyajit Ray.</p> <figure class="image-medium"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/here-comes-pujo.png" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/here-comes-pujo_hu_e434fb36e381a1ab.png" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/here-comes-pujo_hu_82eb7e536ed06b31.png 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/here-comes-pujo_hu_e434fb36e381a1ab.png 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Here Comes Pujo!" height="672" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <p>Durga Puja, or <em>Pujo</em> as it is usually referred to, ushers in a sense of well-being, with Diwali following close on its heels. The timing is just right: the sweltering heat, and the post-monsoon humidity gives way to <em>Sharat</em> or autumn.</p>