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Durga idol-Hindustan Park Kolkata Here are some more Durga puja pandals from South Kolkata. It keeps getting better and better... With Durga pujas now over, there is a bit of sadness in the air... the celebrations got over too soon:(   The puja fever is really something...no one gets spared…it is infectious...it just engulfs you. It is difficult to express how it feels unless you are in Kolkata and are a part of these celebrations. There is so much more to Durga puja than it being a religious festival where Goddess Durga is worshipped.  In fact, I would say it is much beyond a religious festival, it is a time for celebration, a joyous occasion when families and friends get together, delicious khichdi bhog is devoured by one and all (I wait for the khichdi…I have never tasted anything as delicious as this khichdi), gifts are exchanged, one wakes up to the sound of dhaks, and the best part is the creative and beautiful puja pandals and idols... Oh what a treat! ...

Durga idol  A completely different concept for Durga puja pandal. The theme of this pandal in South Kolkata is a library and the idea is to promote reading. Quite an interesting concept indeed! I wonder what will they come up with next? My next post has some more interesting concepts from Durga puja 2013. Entrance to the pandal A small little hut in keeping with the theme Entrance to the pandal Durga puja pandal with books and guitar Nicely done A book rack in the pandal Durga puja mantra A popular Bengali poem

Goddess Durga I continue to share the pictures I clicked of the Durga puja pandals and idols I saw during Durga pujas. There are so many-many such beautiful pandals and beautifully sculpted idols of Ma Durga that I think I will easily need 2-3 blogs posts to share the pictures that I clicked. And believe me this is just about half of the Durga puja pandals in Kolkata itself! Amazing. Badamtola Durga puja 2012 Badamtola Durga idol 2012 Badamtalo pandal decoration Park circus Durga pandal Durga idol, Park Circus maidan Kolkata Ekdalia durga puja pandal 2012 Ekdali, Durga puja pandal decorations, 2012 Durga idol Ekdalia park, Kolkata Durga puja pandal, South Kolkata Durga idol, South Kolkata Durga pandal decoration,South Kolkata Singhi park durga pandal  Singhi park durga idol Mudiali durga puja pandal 2012 Mudiali durga idol Mudiali, Durga puja pandal 201...