Kolkata's barowari Durga Pujas were showstoppers
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The idol at Hindustan Club's 2025 puja.
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Selimpur Pally Sarbojanin’s theme ‘Godhulir Swapno’ was a message to never give up hope.
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Kashi Bose Lane Durga Puja Samity’s Puja pandal was a homage to renowned Bengali writer Leela Majumdar.
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Dum Dum Park Tarun Sangha created a comic book-inspired pandal, paying tribute to Detective Byomkesh Bakshi.
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Jodhpur Park Durga Puja’s theme, ‘Adi Ananta Har Har Gangey’, was a reminder to protect the river Ganga.
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Santoshpur Lake Pally created ‘Jal Chitra’, inspired by the wash technique in visual art.
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Shreebhumi Sporting Club modelled its pandal after the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in the USA.
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Pally Unnayan Samiti’s pandal theme was a homage to rural Bengal’s earthenware artefacts and idols.
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New Town Sarbajanin’s puja, inspired by autumn blooms, was a visual masterpiece.
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Maddox Square kept its traditional natmandir (temple hall) inspired pandal and its ekchala (single frame) idol.
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Massive in scale, Ekdalia Evergreen’s pandal was inspired by India’s iconic temples.
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Be it the narrow lanes of the North or the swanky neighbourhoods of the South, Kolkata put its best foot forward — decked in lights and artistic finery, draped in devotion and limitless joy.
Here are a few Durga Puja idols and pandals that captured the intangible heritage, the hard work and devotion that this festival signifies.
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From thematic to traditional, barowari Durga Puja 2025 was nothing short of a showstopper
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