Thread by @SreyashiDey

#DurgaPuja2022 Thread:

A compilation of pandals in & around #Kolkata with an unique theme or outstanding artwork!

1) Nawpara Dadabhai Sangha-
1st silicon murti in WB & perhaps country to depict Goddess Durga as a sex worker to change the social mindset & usher inclusivity.

2) Kakurganchi- #DurgaPuja depicting post poll violence, in memory of slain #BJP worker #AbhijeetSarkar whose family still awaits justice.

3) Sovabazar Rajbari: The first sarbojonin (public) #DurgaPujo of #Kolkata

4) Santosh Mitra Square- Red Fort comes to Kolkata to mark #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav

5) Ballygunge 21 Pally- A pandal for those who love to travel

6) Hindustan Park: An ode to the unsung daily wage earners who don’t have too many reasons to celebrate due to the lockdown.

7) Singhi Park- In honour of cartoonist Narayan Debnath who passed away earlier this year- Nonte Phonte recreated

8) Ekdalia Evergreen has recreated a southern temple also the puja of late #SubrataMukherjee

9) Mukundupur- The transgender community worships ‘ardhanariswar’ half nari, half purush power.

Last but not the least, a new friend was made who did pandal hopping with me.

Hope you all enjoy this thread as much as I did visiting these beautiful pandals.

#DurgaPujo story also coming up on @ThePrintIndia :)