Kolkata's biggest festival -
Durga Puja was celebrated last week... It is when the unique temporay structures called Pandals (to house the Goddess Durga) are erected all over the city - the artwork is amazing... crowds throng the streets all day and night going from Pandal hopping, eating out catching up with friends and family and having lots of fun.
The shopping
Shopping crowds around the New Market area
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8 - Kolkata Municipal Corporation building
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Around Gariahat Area
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The Pandals - just a small sampling of them out of thousands across the megapolis.
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Amazing to see such art work just for 5 days of festivity
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The Pandal that was embroiled in a
controversy and finally got
resolved
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Bijoya Dashami - the last day of the festival - a mixture of sadness and joy
Dancing at the ghat (Hooghly river bank)
Bisarjan (the immersion)
More dancing
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