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Bhowanipur Mullick Bari Durga Puja
The Mullick Bari Durga puja started from the time of Nawab Husen Shah of Bengal nearly around 15th century AD. Suratha at Srikhanda pioneered the puja.

In the 19th century the puja was shifted to the Masjid Bari Street of Calcutta by Ishwar chandra Mullick. Later the Mullicks shifted to Gupti Para and finally settled in Bhowanipur. Since 1925 Durga puja is held at the Bhowanipur residence.
The idol is worshipped in "Ekchala" form. There are two different locations in Mullick bari where the puja rituals are performed. They are "Annapurna dalan" and the other "Durga Dalan". Mullicks are basically Vaishnavas and practice no rituals of animal or vegetable sacrifice. 
Over the years it has been one long tradition for the patuas of Bhowanipur to make the Durga idol for the Mullicks. The family takes vegetarian food from Sasthi to Nabami and its only after the immersion of the idol on Dashami they prepare non-veg food. They do not offer rice offerings to the goddess, instead preparations of wheat are offered. After immersion, according to custom of the house, the eldest family member serve "siddhi" to the rest of the family and bless them with "Astadurba" or eight varieties of grasses.

 SABORNO DURGA PUJA || SEAL DURGA PUJA || LAHA BARI CHATUBABU LATUBABU || MUKHERJEE DURGA PUJA  
PATHURIYAGHATA DURGA PUJA || MITRA BARI    
SOVA BAZAR RAJ BARI || HATKHOLA DUTTA BARI
BISHU MUKHUJEE BARI || MULLICK BARI
MUKHERJEE PARIVAR (Dum Dum)

Traditional Durga pujas in Bengali households
( inside Calcutta )