UNESCO adds Kolkata's Durga Puja to 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' list

UNESCO has added Kolkata's Durga Puja to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. "Durga Puja is seen as the best instance of the public performance of religion and art, and as a thriving ground for collaborative artists and designers," UNESCO said. It added that during the festival, divides of class, religion and ethnicities collapse.