Bengali’s Best Staycation, Durga Puja || The Pandal Hopping ||
Coming to the main and most awaited
event of the year, the favourite staycation for the natives of Bengal. Now that
all the pandals are ready, all the lightings are set, it is time for pandal
hopping. With the shades of joy, the “puja parikroma” begins with the grand
exhibition of all sophisticated art-forms. Each pandal becomes an emporium of
art- be it the three feet Durga idols or the miniature etchings on the side
walls or the ceiling, all merging together to make the festival a grand
success. Each locality light up to the rhythm of Puja, every person dress their
best and the streets buzzes with excitement.
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| The idol of Maddox Square in 2017 |
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| Santosh Mitra Square Pandal of Buckingham Palace |
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| The idol of Santosh Mitra Square |
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| The Saviour of the world. |
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| That's the face made on the walls of a pandal of Hindustan Park Sarbojonin, South Kolkata. |
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| Deshopriyo Park's theme based on the White Temple of Thailand |
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| Deshbandhu Park's pandal themed on Disneyland. |
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17 comments
Beautiful images....
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are gorgeous. I'd love to be able to visit, see, and experience some of these at some point.
ReplyDeleteThat culture is really rich and influential! It's so alluring and I can't imagine how beautiful it would be when I see it personally.
ReplyDeleteSo much beautiful art! The pandals are gorgeous. I love seeing the creations of different cultures and all the fabrics and colors.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Definitely going on my travel bucket list!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletelove the colors! thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing festivities from other cultures! How colorful! I'd love to experience it someday!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a really colorful and vibrant city. Would definitely love to experience this lively place
ReplyDeleteWow, look at all the statues and temples. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Everything looks amazing!! I really want to visit now!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are absolutely stunning! I love being able to see the detail on this amazing artwork.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what vibrant, beautiful photos! I absolutely love the colors. So much fun!
ReplyDeleteWow...These themes are so amazing...They put so much effort and creativity in creating these. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe statues are so gorgeous. I am loving all the photos, so much culture and colours.
ReplyDeleteWow- these are some beautiful images. The architecture of some of the buildings is truly amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis was so interesting to read! I had never heard of pandal hopping before. Staycations are the best!
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