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In pics: A lookback at how Kolkata spent Durga Puja

Puja began early and revellers enjoyed every moment of the festival till Dashami and after

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 29.10.23, 07:07 PM
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated most of the puja pandals virtually between Mahalaya and Tritiya. Pandal-hoppers were only too happy to begin early
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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated most of the puja pandals virtually between Mahalaya and Tritiya. Pandal-hoppers were only too happy to begin early

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Dev and Vidya Balan inaugurated Sreebhumi Sporting Club a day before Mahalaya
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Dev and Vidya Balan inaugurated Sreebhumi Sporting Club a day before Mahalaya

Arnab Dutta
Lights on every street, Kolkata was at her dazzling best
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Lights on every street, Kolkata was at her dazzling best

Suvendu Das
Kolkata witnessed some thoughtful, extravagant and mind-blowing themes in puja pandals. In pictures, Disneyland at Sreebhumi and Abol Tabol at Hatibagan Nabin Pally
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Kolkata witnessed some thoughtful, extravagant and mind-blowing themes in puja pandals. In pictures, Disneyland at Sreebhumi and Abol Tabol at Hatibagan Nabin Pally

Suvendu Das and Arnab Dutta
Thousands of people were out all night visiting pandals from Panchami to Dashami. Kolkata Traffic Police and Kolkata Police deployed maximum manpower to manage traffic and crowd. In pictures, Mohammad Ali Park and Sreebhumi Sporting Club
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Thousands of people were out all night visiting pandals from Panchami to Dashami. Kolkata Traffic Police and Kolkata Police deployed maximum manpower to manage traffic and crowd. In pictures, Mohammad Ali Park and Sreebhumi Sporting Club

Arnab Dutta/My Kolkata
Many pet parents enjoyed pandal-hopping with their fur babies this year. In pictures, Bidhan Sarani Atlas Club, one of the few pet-friendly pandals
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Many pet parents enjoyed pandal-hopping with their fur babies this year. In pictures, Bidhan Sarani Atlas Club, one of the few pet-friendly pandals

Arnab Dutta and Sannidh Raychaudhuri
Tollywood actor Prosenjit offers ‘anjali’ at Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee on Ashtami
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Tollywood actor Prosenjit offers ‘anjali’ at Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee on Ashtami

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Kumari Puja at Bagbazar Sarbojonin
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Kumari Puja at Bagbazar Sarbojonin

Ashim Paul
Intermittent showers on Navami could do little to dampen the enthusiasm of [andal-hoppers. Ot came umbrellas and they marched on. In picture, Chetla Agrani
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Intermittent showers on Navami could do little to dampen the enthusiasm of [andal-hoppers. Ot came umbrellas and they marched on. In picture, Chetla Agrani

Soumyajit Dey
Women took part in ‘sindoor khela’ and ‘dhunuchi naach’ before bidding farewell to Ma Durga on Dashami. In pictures, celebrations at the Mohammad Ali Park puja
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Women took part in ‘sindoor khela’ and ‘dhunuchi naach’ before bidding farewell to Ma Durga on Dashami. In pictures, celebrations at the Mohammad Ali Park puja

Ashim Paul
Many small puja committees and barir pujos immersed their idol on Dashami
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Many small puja committees and barir pujos immersed their idol on Dashami

Ashim Paul
The celebrations drew to a close with the magnificent Durga Puja Carnival on Red Road on Friday
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The celebrations drew to a close with the magnificent Durga Puja Carnival on Red Road on Friday

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