Uttar Pradesh: Kashiraj Nagar Durga Puja Pandal to be based on Badrinath Temple in Prayagraj | Allahabad News – Times of India

Prayagraj: With the festival of Navratri approaching, efforts are being made by the Durga Puja pandals of the city to design the pandals in such a way that there is a crowd of devotees. Sangam city.
Considering the number of devotees visiting the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand, at least it is a Durga Puja pandal. Prayagraj Badrinath Dham temple is chosen for painting. A team of 15 artisans and technicians is working round the clock in the entire puja pandal Kashiraj Nagar In the city on or before 10 October. The puja at the Kashiraj Nagar Puja Pandal will start from October 11 and the immersion will take place on October 15.
Nayan Jaiswal, the organizer of the puja committee, told TOI, “A large part of the devotees come to Badrinath Dham every year from the city, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic for the last two years, the devotees were unable to visit Badrinath Dham.” He further added, “Realizing that devotees have to visit Badrinath Dham to worship the deities, the committee members decided that this year, they will repaint their puja pandal as Badrinath Dham temple”.
Nayan further said, “When the devotees go to the puja pandal located in Kashiraj Nagar, they will feel that they are standing in the premises of Badrinath Dham.” While the state government has asked for strict compliance for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the upcoming festive season, the members of the Puja Pandal Committee reiterated that the COVID safety protocols would be strictly followed.
“Ahead of the Shardiya Navratri, Vijayadashami and Dussehra festivals, the city-based Durga Puja pandals start working on making pandals on different themes,” Nayan said. “This time the idea of ​​making a pandal based on Badrinath Dham came to our mind and we started working on it about a month back,” he said.
However, he added that it takes more than a month to build a pandal and complete all the decorations and both the artisans and technicians work round the clock to complete the work on time. “Overall, a pandal is a fine example of teamwork and enough money was spent to make it a grand pandal,” he said.

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