Peerless Hotel Kolkata: The Epicentre of Celebration

Durga Pujo is the biggest event in Bengal’s and Peerless Hotel’s calendar. Durga Pujo, to cut a long story short, had started in the regal houses of the elite zamindars of colonial Calcutta, but soon acquired a “sorbojonin” (of all people, universal) aka  “baroyari” character when 12 friends joined hands to bring the celebration of the homecoming of the Goddess Durga (in her avatar as Uma) to the masses. Durga Pujo,  in the North and West of India, marks the celebration of the eternal triumph of the forces of good over evil. But in Kolkata, it has gone much beyond, acquiring a socio-cultural dimension of such epic proportions that it is designated by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 

This is the time when the city and people drape themselves in their finest and visit the innumerable pandals that sprout up across the city, throwing all concerns to the wind as they eat to their heart’s content and soak in the sheer creativity and artistry that the pandals, the lighting, and the images create to transform the city into an ethereal wonderland.

Advantages of staying at Peerless Hotel during the Pujas

Peerless Hotel Kolkata has been an integral part of this celebration of life for more than three decades now. Located as it is, in the very centre of the city on Chowringhee, it has within a ten-kilometre radius around itself some of the most iconic pujo pandals, which include the traditions of the old city in the North, the newer parts in the South, and the emerging eastern townships. Road and Metro linkages within walking distance, apart from the veritable shopping experience that the area provides, make it the ideal location for outstation revellers who want to experience the five days of Durga Pujo at its most pristine.  The Peerless Hotel kolkata is also equidistant between the Howrah and the Sealdah stations, should the revellers want to sample the festivities along the suburban railway lines.

But more importantly, traditionally, visiting the pandals, fondly referred to as pandal hopping, is done on foot. One gets into a motorised vehicle only when your body has given up, but the heart wants more. Please note that each Puja pandal is built around a theme with stunning artwork and installation, so that an uninitiated person would be prone to think that they would be preserved. On the contrary, they are not. The attraction, therefore, of experiencing the pandals lies in their non-permanence. If you miss it, you miss it forever. The location of the Peerless Hotel makes it easier to experience the Puja in the way locals do, yet getting spared the all the trouble that the locals get into for pandal hopping.

Another major characteristic that makes the Durga Pujo stand apart is the practice of eating out. Not only eating out, but festival feasting in the real sense of the term – indulging in gastronomic delights to an extent that belies belief. Aaheli, the Peerless Hotel’s boutique Bengali restaurant kolkata, has taken it upon itself the onerous task of keeping traditions alive. For example, Bengali connoisseurs seldom eat the same dish twice during these five festive days. Keeping their culinary curiosities alive, with dishes gleaned from the past and perfected for the modern palette, is a challenge that the chefs of Aaheli savour, to the delight of those who seek to pamper their hearts through the stomach.

The Peerless Hotel, like the rest of the city, decks up for the festivals, and despite its location in the very thick of things, offers an oasis of tranquillity. For city dwellers, it is the midpoint between the pandals in the North and the South, where energies can be recharged, with culture meeting cuisine in a heady cocktail. For visitors, the hotel is a home away from home, where the very best of Bengali tradition, be that hospitality, cultural orientation, or culinary exotica, can be sampled between sojourns of pandal hopping or shopping. 

Durga Pujo in Kolkata is also unique for another reason. Going beyond the mere spiritual, social, or cultural dimensions, it has acquired an economic aspect where a good part of the state’s economy is fuelled by the spending during this period. Peerless Hotels also provides the latest amenities to academics, entrepreneurs, and writers who visit the city to study this phenomenon that is as exceptional as the city and its inimical festival.                

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