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#DurgaPuja: Stunning, creative pics you MUST see

Last updated on: October 07, 2016 15:48 IST
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We'd asked you, dear readers to send us photographs of your Durga Puja celebrations.
Here are some interesting pictures from we received from you.

Take a look.

IMAGE: Chayanika Dutta Das shared a picture of the Durga idol installed at her house in Chinsurah, Hooghly in West Bengal.

IMAGE: Inspired from the villages in West Bengal, this pandal captured by Goutam Ukil is made of bamboo and cane. It's located at Sodepur Traffic More, Panihati, Kolkata.

IMAGE: That's a beautiful idol made of bamboo and cane in the back, while the one in front placed on the ground is made from clay.

IMAGE: What brilliant decor! Kolkata resident Ankita Banerjee sent an image of a pandal from the Tridhara Sammilani Puja in Deshapriya Park, Kolkata.
Scroll down to take a closer look at the idol.

IMAGE: The Goddess of power and courage gleams in copper. #Masterpiece!

IMAGE: This picture from Goutam Ukil shows the 'artsy' side of a Durga Puja pandal.
Notice the little human figures painted in white?

IMAGE: Here's another Maa Durga idol sent by Goutam Ukil from Deshapriya Park, Kolkata.

IMAGE: This iconic yellow taxi-themed pandal at Beleghata, Kolkata evokes a sense of nostalgia says Goutam who's been living in the state for 40 years now. #GoodOldDays

IMAGE: Meanwhile, another pandal located in Salt Lake, Kolkata portrayed different elements of social media through its decor. Creative, isn't it?

IMAGE: We wrap up with this photograph of an unfinished Goddess Durga sent by Chayanika Dutta Das from kumortuli (a place where idols are made) in Chinsurah.

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Dear Readers, tell us how you are celebrating Durga Puja this year.
Share photographs of your celebrations, pandals and festivities at getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: Durga Puja Celebrations) along with your NAME, AGE and the place where you LIVE.


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