The Sharannavarathru festival in kolkata has been inscribed on the prestigious UNESCO list.
Kolkata Durgamata dussehra celebrations get special recognition. It is on the prestigious 'United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)' cultural list.
Durgamata Puja has been placed on the list of 'Intangible Cultural heritage of Humanity' as one of the best performances of cultural activities.
That is, UNESCO tweeted, giving it an excellent status in the list of cultural and traditions around the world.
Dussehra is celebrated in late september or october every year. There are not many words to describe the celebrations, especially in Kolkata.
The city of kolkata is abuzz with eye-catching festivals, cultural events and special pujas. During the last three days of Durgashtami, Maharnavami and Dasami, the city is bustling with devotees.
This cultural list is different from the World heritage List, which gives special recognition to famous structures.
The cultural list contains a total of 550 items in three sections. These are from 127 countries. New items are added every year. The Kumbh mela received this recognition in 2017.
Yoga joined the UNESCO Intangible Cultural heritage List in 2016. punjabi traditional brass and ragi craft in 2014, Manipur ensemble ritual songs in 2013 and chow and kalbelia mudiyettu dance forms in 2010 were included in the list of intangible cultural heritage.
This status is given to traditions, performing arts, rituals, ceremonies performed during festivals, and traditional handicrafts.
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