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The Sri Navadurga Navaratri Utsav Samithi is set to celebrate its 26th year of festivities with a grand display of a 72-foot eco-friendly Durga idol at Victory Playground in Esamiya Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj on Friday offered prayers at Jhandewalan Temple in the national capital on the fifth day of Navratri, a festival dedicated to the nine forms of Goddess Durga.
The pandals visited and inaugurated by the Chief Minister include Flowers Club at Math Chowmuhani; Shib Nagar Modern Club & Amra Tarun Dal; Gandouse Club; Central Road Yuva Sanghstha; and Netaji Play Centre at Netaji Chowmuhani.
According to the organisers, this concept pays tribute not only to the Maha Kumbh Mela but also to Bengali author Samaresh Basu's novel, Amrit Kumbher Shondhane. Several artists from Allahabad and Varanasi are performing live with the damru and tasha.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata today, where he is scheduled to attend several events, including inaugurating a Durga Puja pandal and visiting the Kalighat Temple, before commencing his two-day visit to Bihar on September 26-27.
This year, the Khudiram Colony Puja has caught attention with a bold and emotional theme, 'Extinction.' And the highlight? A towering 24-foot idol of Saalumarada Thimmakka, the 112-year-old environmentalist from Karnataka, who is known worldwide for planting thousands of banyan trees.
Sajal Ghosh, General Secretary of the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja Committee and BJP Councillor, explained the vision behind the theme, stating that the idea was to awaken a sense of "patriotism in people's hearts."
CM Banerjee also expressed her desire for more women in the police force, recalled past efforts to address waterlogging in the area, and urged people to ignore negativity.
New Delhi [India], September 25: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), Kolkata, has created a fully 3D-printed idol of Goddess Durga using biodegradable material. The project, led by the Department of Mechanical Engineering's 3D Printing Lab, ref