The bounty that had suddenly been heaped upon them left the British astounded. A thanksgiving was in order. But Siraj-ud-daulah had left not one church standing in Bengal.
‘Lay your offerings at the feet of my goddess,’ said his money lender. Nobo Krishna Deb was a shrewd man.
Clive and his officers arrived at Shobha Bazaar to attend the Deb family’s Durga Puja. It came to be known as the Company Puja.
It set a precedent amongst the upcoming merchant class. The number of Britishers attending added to their social prestige.
Europeans being Entertained by William Prinsep, of the Palmer & Co. Calcutta

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