As the pandemic sucks the zing out of Durga puja for the second year, restricting Bengalis from swaying to the beats of dhak to sindoor khela, the community has decided to take the celebrations virtual.

Susmita Mitra, president of Bombay Durga Bari Samiti, the oldest Durga puja mandal in city that is celebrating its 92nd, said, “We have with heavy hearts decided to do away with our traditional celebrations and honour Maa Durga with a ‘ghot pujo’ which we will digitally broadcast on various social media platforms.”