Kolkata Durga Puja pandal pays tribute to literary icons

With the festive spirit in the air the city of Kolkata is once again draped with colours lights devotion and an unmatched energy As Kolkata is already buzzing with anticipation for Durga Puja dazzling and intricately designed pandals also appear ready to turn it even granderOne such pandal has been presented by the South Kolkata Palli Sangha located in the citys Ashok Nagar neighbourhood in TollygungeMarking their 76th year of celebrations the South Kolkata Palli Sangha has created an extraordinary theme Bangla Amar Maa ar Bhasha Bengal is my Mothers Language celebrating the Bengali language The decorations feature paintings depicting Bengali letters and wordsAdding to this uniqueness the idols of Goddess Durgas children have been given symbolic embodiments While Goddess Lakshmi is depicted holding the Barn Parichaya popular childhood book that introduces the Bengali alphabet Lord Kartik and Lord Ganesha hold black slates symbolising education and knowledgeSaraswati the goddess of knowledge beautifully complements this themeOn the other hand the pandal also pays tribute to Bengali luminaries such as Saroj Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Kazi Nazrul Islam Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore with cutouts and portraits displayed alongside Bengali words and scripts It offers a social message portraying Bengal as a mother and symbolising unity pride and resistanceSpeaking about the theme the organisers say that Bengal is a land where people who speak many languages coexist harmoniouslyMeanwhile the pandal is made from Shalpata a traditional leaf from West Bengal and it took three months to completeFrom another corner of Tollygunge the Santi Pally Puja Committee Durga Pandal was also inaugurated by actor Neelam Kothari SoniThis is the first time I have been in Kolkata for Durga Puja and it feels great I will come every year The decorations the way the idols have been created I think it is beautiful she told the mediaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever