New Delhi [India]October 5 (ANI): As the Durga Puja festival comes to an end tonight, what better way to remember the specialties of this year than by visiting some of the unique pandals across India that grabbed the most attention?
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2022, people are eagerly waiting to welcome ‘Maa Durga’ and this puja season, pandal committees are all set to offer some unique experiences to the devotees. So, from library-themed pandals to pandals depicting the Vatican city, here are 5 unique pandals that will leave you stunned.
A pandal depicting the journey of Kolkata
This year, the theme of an innovative pandal set up by the Puja Samiti, Dum Dum Tarun Dal, North Kolkata, which turns 45 this year, is ‘City of Joy, Calcutta’. It attempts to reflect the city’s transformation from the old Calcutta to the present day Kolkata.
Library subjects to encourage reading
In the Chhatribari area in Guwahati, Assam, the Chhatribari Sarabjanin Debo Poojasthan Samiti has built its Durga Puja pandal to depict a library. With this theme, the Puja Committee intends to encourage people to read more. The library shaped pandal depicts great personalities and literature related to Assamese literature.
Illustration of life of sex workers
A pandal in Kolkata that depicts the lives of sex workers under a ‘parichai’ (identity), the society in which they live and the way people see them. An idol of Maa Durga made of silicone is installed in the form of a mother and tries to show that a sex worker is also a form of mother.
Vatican City-themed pandal
Kolkata’s Sreebhumi Sporting Club, which enthralls the audience every year, has kept the theme of its puja pandal ‘Vatican City’ this year. He has made its marquee as a replica of St. Peter’s Basilica of Vatican City.
Commemorative coin pandal
In line with the Amrit Mahotsav celebrations of Azadi, the Babubagan Sarbajanin Durgotsav Puja Pandal in South Kolkata has come up with a unique pandal made of thousands of commemorative coins issued since independence. Freedom fighters and great personalities have also been shown in the pandal through the theme ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’.
Over the years, Durga Puja has become an inseparable part of Indian culture, with innumerable people celebrating the festival in their own unique way.
Durga Puja holds great significance for the devotees, as they offer prayers to different incarnations of Goddess Durga every day during the nine-day festival, known as Navratri. It is one of the most important Bengali festivals. (ANI)
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