Jagadhatri's Journey in Chandannagar: A Rich History from Tradition to Modernity Every November, as the winter breeze begins to brush over Bengal, Chandannagar transforms. The small riverside town bursts into light. Drums echo through narrow lanes, the smell of incense fills the air, and faces glow under strings of bulbs. Amid all this stands the calm, majestic figure of Jagadhatri—the goddess of strength and grace—watching over it all. This isn’t just another festival. In Chandannagar, once ruled by the French, Jagadhatri Puja is the heart of the town. While Durga Puja is celebrated across Bengal, here it’s Jagadhatri who reigns. Her festival is bigger than worship—it’s memory, community, and art rolled into one. If you come by in those November evenings, you will witness what words can hardly contain: streets that shine like rivers of gold, crowds flowing together as if swept by a single beat. To know why this town shines so intensely every year, you need to trace the story—one...