Durga puja is celebrated with pomp and pageantry all over India, especially in West Bengal. It’s an annual Bengali festival. Singing, dancing, sweets and festivity are the core part of celebration.
On this auspicious occasion, pandals are set up in different places. Pandals are said to be the guest house of Goddess Durga and the idols stay here for four days. Pandals and mandaps are decorated lavishly and are sponsored by the rich people. They are visible on almost every street. These pandals are inspired from various themes. In the past, pandals have been inspired from different subjects like Titanic, Harry Potter, Egyptian civilization and are as grand as film sets. There are special puja committees which decide on a particular theme.
Bamboo poles, wooden planks and cloth are used to make pandals. With intricate and fine designs pandals are decorated by creative and skilled craftsman. The designing, construction and decoration of pandal are done by the professional craftsman in the city. Done on a lager scale, Durga puja pandal requires quite a budget. Pandal decorations are done with glittering lighting and Goddess Durga figures are decorated with beautiful clothes and jewelry. Undoubtedly, Durga Puja pandals are the major attraction and pulls massive crowd of devotees.
