Sovabazar Rajbari - Heritage building in Kolkata - Kolkata, India

One of the heritage puja of Kolkata .. the founder of rajbari was Raja nabakrishna Deb who first started Durga Puja at 1757.. from that still today sovabazar does the Durga Puja in a traditional way with performing all the rituals.. they consider Devi Durga as one of the daughter of their family.. so on Dasami before immersion there is a ritual of kanakanjali which they perform every year.. one more thing is they donot do sindur khela in Dasami.. they have two different puja is called as chototorof and borotorf in bengali..I truely recommend you all please visit to the heritage puja at sobhabazar..

Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (1733-97), founder of the Shobhabazar Rajbari royal family (at 35), started life as a modest aristocrat but soon amassed enormous wealth in his service to the British, in particular by his role in assisting to topple Siraj ud-Daulah. During his lifetime Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb built two palaces, together the largest palace in Calcutta. The palace at 35 Raja Nabakrishna Street (known as Shobhabazar Rajbari or "Baag ola Bari - Palace with the lions"), on the northern side of the road, was the one first constructed by him, subsequently inherited by his adopted son from his elder brother Gopimohan and his descendants including his son Raja Radhakanta Deb. The palace at 33 Raja Nabakrishna Street (known as Choto Rajbari) was built by him when a son was born to him later in life, and was left to his biological son Raja Rajkrishna and his descendants.

Quintessential north kolkata pujo which we all love. The heritage that it still holds and the legacy of the ancestors which they carry on. This pujo is easily accessible by metro, sovanazar sutanuti station is the nearest metro/subway station.

One of the heritage places in kolkata. In kolkata the first Durga Puja was started here in 1757. The traditional durga puja is running till now.

Traditional & over 100 years old Durga Puja at Rajbari. Outsanding atmosphere - 4.8/5

The Shobhabazar Rajbari was built in the middle of 1700 by Raja Nabakrishna Deb, the youngest son of Ram Charan Deb, who was a businessman and a Dewan under the Nawab Of Cuttack. However, after the sudden demise of his father, Nabakrishna Deb's family settled at Gobindapur. Tide of change in luck brought prosperity to the family after The British East India Company set up a fort at the village of Gobindapur. Bright and young Nabakrishna Deb's acquaintance with Lord Clive changed his fortune for good. Being well versed in Parsi and educated well he started his career as a munshi and got engaged in the personal service of Lord Clive and gradually rose to power and fame with time. After Clive appointed him to the post of his personal Confidential Secretary, he became an influential negotiator between the British and the Mughals, Nawabs and Rajas. Everyone treated him with great respect in spite of his allegiance to the British. He is most noted for his contribution in the Bengal Renaissance and for starting the trend of Durga Puja by retaining the cultural heritage of Bengal at a time when European culture predominated mostly. It was in the year 1757 after the Battle of Plassey, the first Durga Puja at the Rajbari was initiated. It was during his lifetime, this Rajbari became the focal point of Bengal's culture. The Durga Puja festival was celebrated with much grandeur and pomp. Many erudite dignitaries & honorable persons of that time were invited. English stalwarts like Lord Clive and Warren Hastings were in the list of invitees during the festival. The Sovabazar Rajbari was also glorified with the foot prints of dignities like Sadhak Ramprasad, Thakur Ramkrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Debendra Nath Tagore, Rabindra Nath Tagore and many more.

I attended for a marriage occasion. The place is spacious and well maintained. Inside there is open space and can accommodate approx 500 guests or may be more.

Sovabazar Rajbari..the place is full of peace and very impressive. Old heritage of Kolkata. Decoration is good .