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  • Why do female gods not wear slippers?

    Why do female gods not wear slippers?

    I visited around 50+ Pandals in my visit to Kolkata this Durga Puja. All kinds of different Pandals with different themes. But there is one thing that I noticed across all of them that was super strange. Female Gods never wear slippers. (Or never depicted with slippers). I mean NEVER. Most times male gods as… Read more

  • Pandal – 26, 27 – Old Calcutta Pandal

    Pandal – 26, 27 – Old Calcutta Pandal

    We were driving to a Pandal and on the way we just saw this Pandal. It looked very different and so we stopped to see what it was. It was a full depiction of Old Calcutta. The pandal was setup by North Kolkata Sarbojanin. The theme was Jolchhaper Kolkata (Kolkata in watermarks). Even the Durga… Read more

  • Pandal – 25 – Warli Art Heaven

    Pandal – 25 – Warli Art Heaven

    If you like Warli Art, this Pandal is for you. If you dont know about Warli Art, this Pandal will teach you and make you love it. If you dont like Warli Art, this Pandal might change your opinion about it. I think the last three Pandal’s had something in common which resonated a lot… Read more

  • Pandal – 24 – Nalin Sarkar Street

    Pandal – 24 – Nalin Sarkar Street

    We were just out of a Pandal which was modern, radically different at Tala Prattoy. We then reach this Pandal. This is a Pandal which is just built on the street. The theme is Jalalipi (Water script). The installation is about us polluting rivers. More like a question, Rivers have done so much for humans,… Read more

  • Pandal – 23 – Floating Durga

    Pandal – 23 – Floating Durga

    We decided we will go to the Pandals only in the morning as the evenings were super crowded. The exterior lights cannot be witnessed but it’s a good trade off as we can see the interiors in peace without any crowd. The interiors feel the same during the day and night as it’s usually fully… Read more

  • Tree is the house-owner

    Tree is the house-owner

    Houses usually have trees in their garden. In Kolkata, trees are on the house, through the house, inside the house, around the house, wrapping the house all at the same time. I m not talking about a plant, I am talking about a tree. Its so common to see a tree growing from the first… Read more