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Indian Love Rites: Durga Puja and Kali Puja in Calcutta

Various Artists
Album cover for the release Indian Love Rites: Durga Puja and Kali Puja in Calcutta. This 1983 release captures the excitement and complexity of the sounds and music during the Hindu festivals Durga Puja and Kali Puja in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. English narrative by Bengalis explains the music heard on each of the tracks. Liner notes include photographs of the celebrations by the photographer (and album’s producer) Rosalind Solomon.

Track Listing

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Ritual drummers, Calcutta
01:45
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102
Musicians from Choto Khela village, Medinipur
01:45
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103
Mr. Pranab Nag and priests at family shrine, Hooghly District, Calcutta
03:39
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104
Ceremony participants, Hooghly District, Calcutta
02:04
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105
Drummers at family shrine, Hooghly District, Calcutta
02:50
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106
Mr. Chorgoban Mitra
02:05
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107
Bengali Baul singers and musicians, North Calcutta
04:45
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108
Worshippers at ashram of Swami Shivananda Giri, Calcutta
04:30
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201
Kali Puja parade participants, South Calcutta
21:41