Durga Puja 2008 or the five day Durga Puja festival honouring the Goddess Durga, was celebrated from 2008-10-05 (Shashti) to 2008-10-09 (Dashami). Like previous years, Durga Puja was celebrated with the usual pomp and grandeur in West Bengal especially in Kolkata. The competition among the Puja Pandals and the level of creativity was at its best.[1]
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The main events of the puja ceremony were scheduled as follows.[2] The tithis are non-uniform since they represent the transitions of the moon into different zones, following the lunisolar Bengali calendar.
This years Asian Paints Sharad Shamman was also declared on the night of Ashtami. Unlike previous years, seven winners were declared judged by people from various artistic fields. Discovery of the Year was given as a joint winner to separate Puja pandals.[3]
Winners:
Finalists
The panel of judges included Agnimitra Paul (fashion designer), Kaushik Sen (actor), Suman Chattopadhyay (journalist), Sanatan Dinda (painter), Locket Chatterjee (actor).
| Preceded by Durga Puja 2007 |
Durga Puja 2008 October 6, 2008 - October 9, 2008 |
Succeeded by Durga Puja 2009 |
| Asian Paints Sharad Shamman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best Puja | ||
| Preceded by Pathuriaghata Pacher Pally Khidderpore 25 Pally Laketown Natunpally Pradip Sangha |
Telengabagan Sarbojanin Tangra Gholpara Sarbojanin Laketown Natunpally Pradip Sangha October 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Discovery of the Year | ||
| Preceded by Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha |
Santoshpur Lakepally Hatibagan Nabinpally October 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Creative Excellence | ||
| Preceded by New Alipore Suruchi Sangha |
Naktolla Udayan Sangha October 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Best Artisan | ||
| Preceded by Chakraberia Sarbojanin Shri Purnendu Dey |
Barisha Club Shri Purnendu Dey October 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |