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In pics: From history of spices to city of mirrors to women’s exploitation, thoughtful themes galore at puja pandals

Take your pick from Ballygunge Cultural and Samaj Sebi to Badamtala and Kalighat 66 Pally

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 07.10.24, 07:05 PM
‘Shaad Kahan’ is the theme of the Kalighat 66 Pally Durga Puja committee this year. The entire pandal has been done up with different spices. It narrates the history of spices, showing spice markets, how those were grinded and transported across the seas and over land through the ages
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‘Shaad Kahan’ is the theme of the Kalighat 66 Pally Durga Puja committee this year. The entire pandal has been done up with different spices. It narrates the history of spices, showing spice markets, how those were grinded and transported across the seas and over land through the ages

Soumyajit Dey
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‘Utsab-er Chalchitre’ is the theme of Badamtala Asar Sangha Durga Puja pandal behind Kalighat Metro station in its 86th year. It has tried to portray how the puja maps the creative economy
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‘Utsab-er Chalchitre’ is the theme of Badamtala Asar Sangha Durga Puja pandal behind Kalighat Metro station in its 86th year. It has tried to portray how the puja maps the creative economy

Soumyajit Dey
‘Arshinagar’ is the theme of the crowdpuller Ballygunge Cultural Association Durga Puja pandal in its 74th year. Thousands of mirrors of myriad shapes and sizes have given shape to the theme.
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‘Arshinagar’ is the theme of the crowdpuller Ballygunge Cultural Association Durga Puja pandal in its 74th year. Thousands of mirrors of myriad shapes and sizes have given shape to the theme.

Soumyajit Dey
‘Korshon’ is the theme of the Durga Puja pandal at Samaj Sebi Sangha on Lake Road. The pandal shows how the puja is celebrated in rural Bengal by the farming community. The decor comprises farming implements and rural life
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‘Korshon’ is the theme of the Durga Puja pandal at Samaj Sebi Sangha on Lake Road. The pandal shows how the puja is celebrated in rural Bengal by the farming community. The decor comprises farming implements and rural life

Soumyajit Dey
The ‘Chakravyuh’ theme of the Railpukur United Club, Baguiati, delves into the ongoing struggles of women against exploitation and oppression, linking mythological references like Draupadi's humiliation in the Mahabharata to current societal issues.
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The ‘Chakravyuh’ theme of the Railpukur United Club, Baguiati, delves into the ongoing struggles of women against exploitation and oppression, linking mythological references like Draupadi's humiliation in the Mahabharata to current societal issues.

Amit Datta

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