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KOLKATA DURGA PUJA IMAGES – DAY 1

KOLKATA DURGA PUJA IMAGES – DAY 2

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A SMALL BUT BEAUTIFUL PUJA ON C.I.T. ROAD

A traditional Santhal dance being performed in front of pandal

Decorative lanterns on trees

A 12 storey Vodafone banner at Ekdalia!

DESHAPRIYA PARK (Google Maps)

A replica of he famous TIRUPATHI Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India

The idol at Deshapriya Park

PARK CIRCUS

Replica of the famous Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

The Goddess at Park Circus

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As I had promised, I’m back with more pictures of the breathtaking Durga Puja scene in Kolkata right now. The fervour is electrifying and the craftsmanship simply scintillating. It seems as if the whole of Kolkata is out on the streets (it actually is!) during Pujas, and the sights throughout the night remain the same, forcing you to believe that the clock has stopped! Anyways, I’ll cut the crap and below are the snaps of Golpark, Ekdalia Evergreen in Gariahat, Singhi Park opposite the former

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GOLPARK (Google Maps)

THE EKDALIA ENTRANCE -GARIAHAT (Google Maps)

Awesome illumination work

The huge pandal from a distance

Must have been thousands out there!

The traditional Durga idol at Ekdalia

Chandelier!!

RELATIVELY SMALL PUJA OF PHALGUNI SANGHA, BESIDE EKDALIA

SINGHI PARK, BANG OPPOSITE EKDALIA

Its Halloween time!!

Is it Durga Puja or Vodafone Puja!!

The magnificent Singhi Park deity

Intricate artistry inside the pandal

HINDUSTAN CLUB PUJA, BEHIND SINGHI PARK

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It was Mahasasthi, 1st day of the famous Durga Puja and I ventured out in the evening for some pandal hopping. Didn’t cover much, but saw 3 famous Pujas of South Kolkata. Below are some of the pictures I took with my cellphone. Will be posting more and soon, better quality pictures taken from digicam.

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PANDAL IN ANANDA PALIT (in my locality – Google Maps)

IDOL AND PANDAL NEAR LAKE TEMPLE ROAD, SOUTHERN AVENUE (Google Maps)

SHIV MANDIR PUJA COMMITTE – LAKE TEMPLE ROAD (Google Maps)

Brilliant Lighting arrangements!

The Puja theme is awesome – intricate artistry

It is Rotating!

The Main Pandal

On the walls

The Idol

LAKE YOUTH CORNER – BESIDE SHIV MANDIR

The pandal has been designed like a Banyan Tree!

And its all earth! Clay cups used for construction!

The Best Idol I saw yet

MUDIALI (Google Maps)

A PUJA IN A LAKE GARDENS PARK

LAKE SOUTH CLUB – LAKE GARDENS

THE FAMOUS JODHPUR PARK PUJA (Google Maps)

MY LOCALITY PUJA C.I.T ROAD (Google Maps)

I couldn’t resist clicking this morning, as I was about to take cab for office from Park Circus. As always, the Durga Puja pandal at PC is turning out to be magnificent and this year’s theme is Golden Temple, Amritsar. Although not yet completed, with ornamentation and much of the frills yet to be done, it is strikingly similar to the original masterpiece. It is one of the biggest Pujas in Kolkata with millions thronging the Puja fair, which lasts well over a month after the Pujas are over. Below are 2 snaps from my cell, will keep on posting more

Flash Movie Courtesy – http://www.friendskolkata.com/

Durga Puja, or better – Durga Pujo. You don’t need to be a Bengali by birth to know the significance of this great festival. People like myself, who have become de facto Bongs by the virtue of making Kolkata their home city, have long felt the fervour that prevails during the Pujas in this part of the world. The four days bring with them a lot more than joy, belief, celebration, shopping and what not. The city becomes the scene for the most electrifying display of artistry, faith, madness, populace and sheer awe, anyone can ever witness, anywhere. Thousands of pandals are setup in different themes housing Goddess Durga along with other Gods and Goddesses, and are thronged by millions of devotees from all over the globe all day all night. The craftsmanship is jaw dropping, illuminations – just scintillating, and crowds – maddening. Many people take this opportunity to have a vacation somewhere else, but its the bustling streets and lanes and by-lanes which reinstate the fact that India is a country driven by its culture, a culture so rich that in spite of all the wrong doings that blemish her almost every moment in some corner or the other, sanctity finds its way out to the open air and compels even the hard core atheists to simply stand and take notice!