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In pics: Candles to diyas and fireworks to idols, Kali Puja and Diwali decorations flood Kolkata, suburbs

Artisans work overtime trying to meet their deadlines for the festival of lights

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 23.10.24, 03:09 PM
Candle-making ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali is a cottage industry for this Mukherjee family of north Kolkata, where seniors and juniors all play their respective roles with dedication
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Candle-making ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali is a cottage industry for this Mukherjee family of north Kolkata, where seniors and juniors all play their respective roles with dedication

Ashim Paul
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It’s that time of the year when residents of Champahati Haral village get super busy crafting green fireworks and candles of every imaginable size and shape. Stringent environmental laws in recent years have cast a cloud on their operations but there are thousands in these villages for whom Kali Puja and Diwali are a source of sustenance
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It’s that time of the year when residents of Champahati Haral village get super busy crafting green fireworks and candles of every imaginable size and shape. Stringent environmental laws in recent years have cast a cloud on their operations but there are thousands in these villages for whom Kali Puja and Diwali are a source of sustenance

Pintu Mandal
With colourful garlands, other puja paraphernalia and Diwali decorative items, shopkeepers in Kumartuli await customers
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With colourful garlands, other puja paraphernalia and Diwali decorative items, shopkeepers in Kumartuli await customers

Arnab Dutta
Women of Duttapukur in North 24-Parganas district make different varieties of brightly coloured earthen lamps for Kali Puja and Diwali
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Women of Duttapukur in North 24-Parganas district make different varieties of brightly coloured earthen lamps for Kali Puja and Diwali

Ashim Paul
From Kumartuli to Duttapukur, from embellishments for Kali’s face to a potter’s hands shaping stylised clay lamps, the final week in the run-up to the festival of lights seems hectic for every artisan
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From Kumartuli to Duttapukur, from embellishments for Kali’s face to a potter’s hands shaping stylised clay lamps, the final week in the run-up to the festival of lights seems hectic for every artisan

Arnab Dutta and Ashim Paul
Lakshmi and Ganesh idols on sale ahead of Diwali at a ‘dasakarma bhandar’ at Janbazaar near Esplanade. The siblings are worshipped together on Diwali because their worship is said to usher good fortune, wealth and prosperity into the home
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Lakshmi and Ganesh idols on sale ahead of Diwali at a ‘dasakarma bhandar’ at Janbazaar near Esplanade. The siblings are worshipped together on Diwali because their worship is said to usher good fortune, wealth and prosperity into the home

Suvendu Das

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