The first Barowari Durga Puja was organized in Kolkata by Bhowanipore Sanatan Dharmotsahini Sabha in 1909 at Balaram Bose Ghat Road, Bhowanipore. The twentieth century witnessed the emergence of community Durga Puja which was also at times organized publicly. This is an idol of Durga Pooja, composed of Goddess Durga, her daughters Laxmi, Saraswati and her sons Ganesha, Kartik It is considered to be one of the oldest Durga Puja in West-Bengal. He re-established the traditional worship of goddess Durga in the year 1609 AD at a new Chandi-mandap, following Brihat Nandikeshwar Puran and according to Vaishnav rituals. He reinstated the Andul zamindari to its former glory. Eventually, it was Kashiswar Dutta Chaudhury who, with the help of the Mughal Emperor Shah-Jehan, was able to recover from his uncle (Gobindasharan Dutta- founder of the Hatkhola Dutta family) most of what was taken. Animal sacrifices following Tantric requirements used to be carried out during the earlier days, until it was stopped when Krishnananda Dutta became a full-fledged 'Vaishnav' due to the influence of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu. This is according to their family history, which has been passed down the generations as a legend. However, elder family members residing in Andul have indicated that they used to worship Mother Durga in an 'Achala' structure since the 15th century, possibly started by Tekari Dutta (Founder of the Dutta Chaudhury Zamindari in Andul). The Dutta Chaudhury Zamindar family, of Andul, started conducting Durga Puja in the year of 1609 by Kashiwar Dutta Chaudhury. Other than Durga Puja, the family also organizes Chandi Puja, Jagaddhatri Puja, Dol Yatra, and Rath Yatra Utsav. The Pujas, which are held at Barisha, are Aatchala, Baro Bari, Mejo Bari, Benaki Bari, Kalikingkar Bhawan, and Majher Bari. Out of these, six are held at Barisha while the seventh is at Birati. Every year, seven Durga Pujas are being held by the family. Durga Puja is possibly one of the oldest and the largest organized festivals of West Bengal. The Sabarna Roy Choudhury family has been celebrating Durga Puja since 1610 in their ancestral home at Barisha. The Aatchala Bari Durga puja of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family that started in 1610 by Laksmikanta Gangopadhyay. The Barowari festival is held with funds raised from the public at large through donations or subscriptions. The Barowari festival is often organized to allow the participation of outsiders. In more recent times, the terminology 'barowari' is being replaced by 'sorbojanin' (meaning 'all-inclusive'). Later, individual initiatives declined as collective enterprises came to replace it. Initially, Durga Puja was an occasion for the rich Babus of Kolkata. Eventually, this occasion gained popularity across West Bengal. In 1790, seven brahmin friends in Guptipara, Hooghly decided to institute a community Puja, and when the neighbours started to become suspicious, they started a Barowari Puja in Bengal, which gained much popularity among the neighbors. In regional language, Barowari is often followed by the word Puja (Barowari Puja) which is when friends and families gather and contribute to a spiritual event. The word 'Barowari' comes from the Sanskrit words 'bar', which means public, and Persian word 'wari', means For. Barowari has significance associated with the Durga Puja festival. Public organization of Durga Puja festival.Д«arowari refers to the public organization of a religious entity, mainly in West Bengal, India.

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