During the pandemic, when a question mark hung over whether or not Durga Puja would be celebrated at all, one man was at the receiving end of at least a hundred distressed phone calls. His name is Rintu Das, the artist who subsequently catapulted to fame with his stunning depiction of Goddess Durga as a migrant labourer, walking back to her home in heaven with her children, Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati in tow...and in tatters.
A Kolkata-based community Durga Puja committee, on Friday, rejected the annual Durga Puja donation given by the West Bengal government as a mark of protest against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital earlier this month.
With hardly 45 days remaining for the biggest festival of the state, preparations are at an advanced stage and retrieving could bring immense losses to the entire economy of the state, claimed Durga Puja organisers in the city.
Echoing the demand for justice for R G Kar Hospital rape and murder victim, a sex worker of Sonagachi refused to give soil for idol making this year.
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In Bengal, the Dhakis typically make a good living during the festival season, which includes Vishwakarma, Ganesh, Durga, Kali, Jagadhatri, and Kartik pujas.
The secretary of the puja committee, Mr. Santosh Singh, said that for the last month, the construction of the puja pandel, the replica of Vrindavan Prem Mandir, has been in progress at an estimated cost of 70 lakhs.
The first Durga Puja in north Bangalore started by non-resident Bengalis settled in the city is set to celebrate its 46th edition with its usual pomp and gaiety this year as well.
The GM also appealed to the people to not fall prey to touts to get a reserved ticket.
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