A pandal in Kolkata’s Alipore is brewing Darjeeling tea this Durga Puja

Tea, deeply embedded in Indian culture and history, has been both revered and a source of conflict. From Darjeeling’s renowned tea gardens to Assam’s pioneering planters, the industry’s expansion involved exploitation. This year, Alipore Sarbojanin’s Durga Puja celebrates tea’s significance, depicting the deity in a Thanka painting amidst a tea garden backdrop.