INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KOLKATA: Commerce around big-ticket Kolkata Durga Pujas has not ended with the end of celebrations on Dashami
the award-winning theme pandals of 2023 have been sold to organisers of Jagaddhatri Puja in Chandernagore and Rishra, and Kartick Puja in
Katwa.According to the organisers, some of the installations may change hands a second time and get used for Saraswati Puja andDurga Puja in
Kolkata, believes selling an entire pandal or parts of it is a reason to cheer
to Protibeshi Kali Puja of Teghoria in Kolkata
value of theme pandals has made many big-budget Kolkata pujas switch to more durable iron-and-steel structures from the traditional bamboo
The colossal pandal of Tala Prattoy, which used about 50 tonnes of iron, is now being dismantled in a systematic manner.The entire procedure
will take at least 45 more days to complete
Many puja organisers this year have engaged structural engineers to supervise the dismantling
The Bosepukur Sitala Mandir Durga Puja pandal, which was made out of 12,000 iron garden chairs, was sold to a scrap dealer recently
