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Who was the pioneer of Baroari Puja in Calcutta?

  1. Hindu Dharma Pracharani Sabha at Balaram Ghose Street

  2. Bagbazar Rajbari at Bagbazar

  3. Kumortuli at

  4. None of these
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The Hindu Dharma Pracharini Sabha, located at Balaram Ghose Street in Calcutta, pioneered the Baroari (twelve-friend/community) Puja in 1836. This was the first public celebration of Durga Puja, moving it from private homes to community spaces. Bagbazar Rajbari and Kumortuli started later.

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