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Durga Idol North Kolkata Here are some more snaps of Durga idols and pandals that I had clicked way back in 2009. With Mahalaya just a  few days away, Puja fever is at its peak in Kolkata. Work on the Ceiling of the Durga pandal Durga Idol Durga Idol in Bhwanipur Kolkata Work on the walls of the pandal Durga Pandal in North Kolkata Close up of the Pandal Durga puja at a beautiful old house in Bhawanipur Kolkata Durga puja at another beautiful  house in Bhawanipur Here are links to the earlier Durga puja photos - Durga Puja 2008 Durga Puja 2009 Durga puja 2010 Durga puja 2010-II

This has been long-long overdue. It has been almost three weeks since Durga Puja and I am really delayed in posting these pics :( I took some snaps of some very creative Durga puja pandals I visited during the durga puja. Sharing some of those here - Durga Puja, Pathuriaghata Street, Kolkata Durga Puja, Darpanarayan Thakur Street, Kolkata Durga puja pandal - Korbagan, Kolkata Durga puja pandal, Telengana Bagan

Durga puja is in the air! Kolkata is all dressed up and happy! There is a lot of joy all around. KMC ia finally repairing the roads and hopefully we will all have a slighly less bumpy ride this puja! I plan to for pandal hopping on Saptami in the wee hours of morining. Will post pics (maa durga photos) and photos of durga puja pandals here. There are many traditional households in Kolkata who celebrate Durga puja in their homes. I plan to visit some of these houses. Some of these houses have been celebrating Durga puja for over 100 years! What I am looking forward to is the yummy bhog. It consists of ‘Khichdi’ which is usually served with mixed vegetables known as ‘labra’, chatni and pappad. The Bhog tastes out of the world! While I go pandal hopping, check out some maa durga photos posted in the below-mentioned site- http://www.calcuttaweb.com/picture/durgapuja/index.php?p=1&subcat=2009&sub=K