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TT Bureau Published 28.09.06, 12:00 AM

CMDA Nagar Abasik Brinda

Barrackpore. Flats: 999. The estate was inaugurated in 1999. Puja started the same year. Sera Uttar and spot quiz are some of the events.

Green Valley Housing Complex

Kaikhali, Chiriamore, Cal 136. Flats: 192. It’s the second Puja for the two-year-old housing estate. Ashtami will feature dhunuchi naach and shankho baadon.

Shrachi Village

31/1 Jessore Road, Madhyamgram, Udayrajpur, Cal 129. Flats: 200. The Puja turns four. Variety cultural programmes.

Sundaram Flat Association

182/4 Sodepur Road (East), Madhyamgram, Cal 129. Flats:70. Both the estate and the Puja turn five. Carrom competition on Saptami and Ashtami.

VIP Enclave

VIP Road, Raghunathpur, Cal 59. 400 flats. At the 13-year-old puja, dhunuchi naach, antakshari and fashion show eagerly awaited.

4R Complex

Phase II, Purbachal, Salt Lake, Cal 97. 114 flats. Estate came up in 1986, Puja next year. A Rajasthani spread on Saptami.

Aelite Cooperative Society

3 Bidhan Shishu Sarani, Cal 54. 89 flats. The estate and puja started in 1980. Cultural programmes, community feast from Saptami to Dashami.

AH Block Durgotsab

AH Block, Salt Lake, Cal 91. The estate and the Puja turn 23. The pandal represents a natmandir with ekchala idol.

Alapan Recreation Club

Cluster 10, Purbachal, Salt Lake, Cal 97. 168 flats. The complex and the Puja celebrate 21 years. Village theme pandal.

Bhavishya Nidhi Abasan

AF Block, Baisakhi, Salt Lake, Cal 64. 98 flats. Both the housing estate and the Puja are 14. Fashion show on Navami.

Bidhannagar BH Block

BH 173, Salt Lake, Cal 91. 410 flats. The estate established in 1982, the Puja started 1984. Dhunuchi naach on Saptami.

Bidhannagar Rental Housing Estate

Bidhan Abasani, SB Block, Cal 64. 170 flats. Sashthi starts with Sera Uttar. Dhunuchi naach wraps up Navami.

EB Block Central Government Residential Complex

EB Block, Salt Lake, Cal 64. 320 flats. The puja is 27. Dhunuchi naach, shankho baadon on Navami are highlights.

Falguni Abasan

FB Block, Salt Lake, Cal 97. 350 flats. 28-year-old puja. Garland-making contest on Navami.

IA and AD Housing Complex

1/5 CIT Scheme, AG Bengal Complex, Ultadanga, Cal 67. 240 flats. Estate 22 years, the Puja 20. Special Ashtami bhog.

Iswarchandra Niwas

68/1 Bagmari Road, Cal 64. 120 flats. Estate and Puja came up in 1980. Spot quiz on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami and dhunuchi naach highlights.

Jal Vayu Vihar Housing Complex

LB Block, Sector 3, Salt Lake, Cal 98. Estate came up in 1987, Puja in 1990. Go-as-you-like for 50-plus on Dashami.

Jhowtala Progressive Apartments

Keshar Apartment, Jhowtala Road, Cal 59. Over 200 flats. A ghazal event on Sashthi and a jokes contest on Navami.

Karunamoyee Housing Estate

Karunamoyee, Salt Lake, Cal 91. 880 flats. The Puja is 27. Community lunch on Ashtami.

Mahavir Vikas

Army Welfare Cooperative Housing Society, HC Block, Salt Lake, Cal 106. 261 flats. Estate came up in 1984; the Puja turns 21. Anandamela and tambola on Sashthi. Dandiya on Dashami.

Purbachal Abasan

Purbachal Central Playground (PSCA ground), Cal 97. 600 flats. Puja is 24. NGO Prayasam to host a musical event on Saptami.

Purbachal Cluster 13

Salt Lake, Cal 97. 178 flats. Although the complex came up in 1983, the Puja is just a couple of years old. The nahabat lends a different feel to the puja.

BE Block (East)

Salt Lake, Cal 64. 500 flats. The 27-year-old Puja has won 25 awards in two years. Terracotta idols, pandal with earthen deepbali dolls with lamps on their heads and palms.

Saurav Abasan

Block ED, Salt Lake, Cal 91. 80 flats. The estate and the Puja celebrate their fourth year. Fashion show on Ashtami.

Vidyasagar Niketan

Block EA, Salt Lake, Cal 64. 189 flats. Estate and Puja turn 36. Pandal resembles a natmandir. Bhog every afternoon.

Abhyudoy

EM Bypass, Cal 107. 450 flats. Ekchala idol with the lion having a horse-shaped face. Anandamela on Panchami.

Alaka Cooperative Housing Society

59/2B Pratapaditya Road, Cal 26. 175 flats. Estate and the Puja started in 1985. Conch-blowing competition on Ashtami.

Calcutta Greens Phase I

1050/2 Survey Park, Cal 75. 150-odd families. Monoj Mitra’s Kenaram-Becharam on Navami, acted by estate’s senior citizens.

Calcutta Greens Phase II

Chhayanat Cooperative Society, HIG 1050/2 Survey Park, Cal 75. 176 flats. Puja two years old. Focus on communal peace.

ONGC Green Tower

Golf Green, Cal 95. 210 flats. Blocks A and B participating. Estate and Puja turn 18. Garba on Navami.

Happy Nook Housing Society

ECTP, Phase 4, Cal 107. 150 flats. Soumitra Chatterjee to inaugurate on Sashthi. Dhak competition on Navami.

Hiland Park

1925 Chak Garia, Cal 94. 480 flats. Estate and Puja in fourth year. Dandiya on Panchami. Fusion dance by children.

Manjulika Housing Society

EKT Phase IV, Cal 10. 320 flats. Apartment and Puja started in 1998. Dhunuchi naach on Ashtami.

Mandeville Apartments

9 Mandeville Gardens, Cal 19. 84 flats. Puja started in 1984. Musical event and magic show on Saptami.

Mecon Tower

357 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Cal 86. 96 flats. Apartment came up in 1997, Puja in 1998. Dandiya on Sashthi.

Neelachal Abasan

98 Rajdanga Gold Park, Cal 107. 376 flats. Puja since 1998. Odissi by children on Saptami, dance competition on Ashtami. Baul Mon on Navami night.

Purbayan Apartments

909 Purbachal Main Road, Cal 78. 83 flats. Puja since 2001. Dhunuchi naach on Ashtami and magic show on Navami.

Rail Vihar

480 Maturdaha, East Kolkata Township, Sec 1, Cal 107. 400 flats. Puja turns 14, with a dalanbari look. Vocal recital by Ustad Sabir Khan on Saptami.

Regent Estate

Cal 92. 430 flats. Puja turns 43. On Ashtami, a mime show and audio drama, Ek Daily Passenger-er Karun Kahini, a translation of a Chekov work.

Samadrita Cooperative Housing Society

ECTP Phase III, Block A, Cal 107. 128 flats. 10-year-old Puja. Dance performance by actress Rimi De on Sashthi. Play Nishpotti by women on Saptami.

Pally Unnayan Samity

333 Jessore Road, Cal 89. 115 flats. Spot quiz on Ashtami. Bijoya Sammilani will feature a variety programme.

Bidyakut Abasan

Narayanpur bus stop, Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality, Cal 136. 400 flats. Agomani sangeet and shankho baadon on Sashthi. Antakshari on Navami.

Kaikhali Panchabati Complex

VIP Road, Cal 54. 200 flats. Puja since 1993. Alpana event on Ashtami. Mehendi application on Navami.

Laketown Banaphool Rental Housing

Sribhumi, Cal 48. 104 flats. Puja is 27. Band Crusaders to play on Ashtami. Lunch for residents, Saptami to Navami.

Natural Heights

137 VIP Road, Cal 52. 208 flats. Puja since 2002. This year’s theme is “Unity in Diversity”. Bhajan on Sashthi. Dandiya raas on Navami.

Patipukur Sarkari Abasan

69/1, SK Deb Road, Cal 48. 304 flats. Puja is 41 years old. Dhunuchi naach on Navami and dandiya on Dashami.

Sangam Residential Complex

123 Sarat Chatterjee Road, Cal 89. 95 flats. Puja is 19 years old. Cultural programmes on three days.

Spacetown Housing Complex

Airport PO, Cal 52. 525 flats. Puja turns three. Candle dance and agomani nrityanatya on Sashthi. Drama My Fair Lady on Saptami.

CMC Housing Complex

137C Kalipada Mukherjee Road, Barisha, Cal 8. 120 flats. Puja since 2000. Women residents prepare bhog.

Mangalam Park

14 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Cal 4. Puja since 2001. Play Dantaranga on Saptami, Bangla band Croton on Navami.

Merlin Estate

25/8 Diamond Harbour Road, Janakalyan, Behala Chowrasta, Cal 8. 92 flats. Puja seven years old. Bhajan on Sashthi. DJ night on Ashtami.

Old Dog Race Course Housing

PO Sahapur, Cal 38. 170 flats. Puja turns 40. Sit-and-draw competition and spot quiz on Saptami.

Oxford View

32/36 Diamond Harbour Road, Cal 8. 157 flats. Puja is 13 years old. Antakshari on Ashtami, dhunuchi naach and shankho baadon on Navami.

Pushpashree Housing Estate

821 Diamond Harbour Road, Cal 8. 192 flats. Puja since 1986. Pandal looks like a temple.

Swarnika Cooperative Housing Society

Shakuntala Park, Cal 61. 380 flats. Puja since 1996. Sukumar Ray’s Jhalapala and dance drama Shakuntala on Saptami. Band Orchid on Navami.

Thakurpukur Cooperative Housing Society

MG Road, Cal 104. 300 flats. Sit-and-draw for children on Sashthi, dhunuchi naach on Ashtami. A homely puja.

Avenue House

107 Southern Avenue, Cal 29. 65 flats. This is the 33rd year. Only women organise it. They also make the costumes and props for cultural programmes. Play Buddhabhutum on Sashthi.

Purba Abasan

25 Raycharan Ghosh Lane, Cal 39. 204 flats. Fifth year of the Puja. The idol in Krishnagar style. Magic show and talking doll show on Ashtami.

Greenview Housing Society

119 Southern Avenue, Cal 29. 84 flats. Puja in its 30th year. Morjina and Abdullah to be staged by children on Sashthi. Manoj Mitra’s Munni O Shaat Chowkidar by residents on Navami.

Saptaparni

58/1 and 58/3 Ballygunge Circular Road, Cal 19. 175 flats. Puja is 31 years old. The idol is traditional, ekchala with pith decoration. Play Bhushandir Math on Navami and Dant Paake Baandha by Shouvanik.

Shree Krishna Gardens

1/1 Raja Rajendralal Mitra Road, Cal 85. 113 flats. First Puja. Antakshari and shankho baadon on Sashthi.

Suryaniketan Housing Complex

11A/1A Mahendra Chatterjee Lane, Cal 46. 64 flats. Puja since 1998. Dhunuchi naach and dance event on Navami.

Tangra Sarkari Abasan

40/1 Tangra Housing Estate, Cal 15. 575 flats. Puja is 44 years old. Pandal modelled on a temple. Football match called Nabin Prabiner Khela between the young and older generations.

Triparna

39A Gobinda Auddy Road, Cal 27. 72 flats. Puja since 1976. The pandal has jute and inlay work. Manoj Mitra’s Kenaram Becharam will be staged.

Abasik Kalyan Samity

24/1 Danesh Sheikh Lane, Howrah 9. 464 flats. 42nd Puja. In Deep Jale Jai on Navami, women to light earthen lamps.

Animikha Sanjori (C & D Block)

70 Main Arterial Road, New Town, Cal 156. 115 flats. Second Puja. Dhunuchi naach, shankho baadon, antakshari.

Government Housing Complex

197 Andul Road, Howrah 9. 500 flats. Puja since 1969. Pandal modelled on Swami Vivekananda’s ancestral house.

Greenwood Park

Opposite DLF IT Park, New Town, Cal 156. 250 flats. First Puja inaugurated by actress Debasree Ray.

Ichhapur Quarter Barowari Scheme II

Drainage Canal Road, Howrah 1. 600 flats. 28-year-old Puja. Antakshari, dhunuchi naach, sit-and-draw, spot quiz and shankho baadon.

Indraprastha

VIP Road, Koikhali, Cal 52. 230 flats. Puja is four years old. One-minute game show, breaking the matka, fancy dress, dandiya, walking race for 45-plus.

New Town Animika Abasan

Main Arterial Road, New Town, Cal 156. 120 flats. First puja. Events: drama, recitation, go-as-you-like, antakshari.

Uttarpara Cooperative Housing

35 Laurence Street, Uttarpara, Howrah 712258. 450 flats. Puja two decades old. Family of the Puja and Personality of the Puja contests on Ashtami.

Shree Housing Complex

Action Area I, New Town, Cal 156. 100 flats. First puja; pandal modelled on natmandir. Audio play on Navami.

Utsa The Condoville (HIG)

New Town, Cal 156. 80 flats. First puja. Events: Weekend dance and Puja fashion.

Utsa The Condoville (MIG)

New Town, Cal 156. 110 flats. First Puja. Sera Uttar, antakshari, extempore speech and dance-drama are highlights.

Adhunika

164/3A Lake Gardens, Cal 45. 80 flats. 27 year-old Puja. Bhog prepared by ma and mashima. Fashion show on Ashtami.

Alakapuri

36C Ballygunge Circular Road, Cal 19. 107 flats. Inauguration by danseuse Thankamani Kutty on Sashthi. The ekchala idol with golden decoration.

City High

85 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Cal 33. 120 flats. Second Puja. Donations to the visually-challenged, the Missionaries and other causes on the cards.

Deepannita

16/1/1 Khanpur Road, Bansdroni, Cal 47. 90 flats. Puja turns 13. Shankho baadan, dhunuchi naach, antakshari.

Garden Greens Apartments

184, Bansdroni Place, Cal 70. Around 120 flats. 13th Puja. Some plays on Saptami and Navami written by the residents.

Golpark Cooperative Housing Society

49B Gobindapur Road, Cal 45. 208 flats. 13th Puja. Scrabble on Saptami and treasure hunt on Navami. Lighting candles with a match contest on Saptami.

Maitri

255 NS Bose Road, Bansdroni, Cal 47. 85 flats. The pandal at the seventh Puja has an ekchala idol.

Mohangarden Housing Complex

Kamalgachhi, Garia, PO Narendrapur, Cal 103. 150 flats. Puja is six years old. Magic show.

Nilachal Complex Housing Society

3rd Row, Mandir gate, Narendrapur, Cal 103. 150 flats. 17th Puja, with a traditional ekchala idol. Antakshari, fashion show, dhunuchi naach, shankho baadon.

Nirala Apartments

Boral Banerjeepara, Garia, Cal 154. 100 flats. Ninth Puja. Address by senior citizens on Sashthi.

Niva Park Phase I

Brahmapur, Badamtala, Cal 96. 230 flats. 18th Puja. Kids’ contest on blowing of candles on Sashthi.

Sirpa Residents’ Association

Flat 12, 426 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Cal 45. 150 flats. 30th Puja. Fashion show on Sashthi evening.

Sugam Park

195 NS Road, Cal 103. 350 flats. Second Puja in two years of the estate will stick to the panjika and traditional rituals.

Victoria Greens

385 Garia Main Road, Cal 84. 175 flats. Third Puja. Theme of the Puja is “Unity in Diversity”. Folk songs and dances on Saptami. Old clothes were donated on Panchami.

Indralok Estate I

Paikpara, Cal 2. 168 flats. Humourous plays acted by residents on ekadashi. Made for Each Other and housie on Navami evening. It is the 32nd Puja.

Mall Road Estate (Dum Dum Ordinance Factory)

18 no. Mall Road Estate, Cal 80. 110 flats. The 38th Puja in the over 50-year-old housing estate.

Ramkrishnapuram Housing Welfare Association

156/1 Maharaja Nandakumar Road (south), Cal 36. 220 flats. Durga puja started from 1990.

Shantaneer Housing Estate

252 Gopal Lal Tagore Road, Baranagar, Cal 36. 130 flats. Traditional ekchala idol, pandal and lighting are eye-catchers. Puja started from 1975.

Shrachi Garden

256 Nagendranath Road, Cal 28. 160 flats. The idol and the pandal are simple and elegant. The Puja is eight years old.

Suncity

105/1 Bidhannagar Main Road, Cal 67. 240 flats. Rudra Pal idol. Third Puja.

Ultadanga VIII M Housing

20/1 Ultadanga Main Road, Cal 67. 176 flats. For the first time in 19 years, the Puja has an ekchala idol.

Uttarayan

40 Dum Dum Road, Cal 47. 90 flats. It is the fourth Puja of the four-year-old estate. Sit-and-draw, antakshari, Sera Uttar, spot quiz are the main events.

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