Women's safety and folk art take center stage during Durga Puja in NCR.
The pandal set up by Bangiya Parishad resembles Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s Barnaparichay While most Durga Puja pandals celebrate Bengali folk arts and heritage, some in NCR are embracing the theme ...
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The pandal set up by Bangiya Parishad resembles Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s Barnaparichay. While many Durga Puja pandals in NCR celebrate Bengali folk arts and heritage, some are focusing on the theme of women’s safety to empower goddesses in everyday life. Examples include the Kashi Vishwanath-themed pandal in B-Block and the daaker saaj-style idol in Mela Ground's pandal, adorned with alpona motifs at the Kali Mandir pandal, showcasing a celebration of heritage in CR Park. Milani Cultural and Welfare Association's pandal also highlights the theme of women’s empowerment through its artworks to raise awareness about women’s safety. In Mayur Vihar Ph-1, huge hand-painted pankhas are used to showcase the theme. Additionally, Sec 56 in Gurgaon has a Barnoporichoy theme, inspired by Bengali literature, and The Cooperative Ground Durga Puja Samity’s pandal pays homage to rural Bangla, featuring panels celebrating painter Jamini Roy and rustic Bengali handicraft items such as haath pankha and gamchas. The Durgotsab GK 2 pandal features Kalighat-style patachitra art on the ceiling, creating a visual sankirtan, while a black and white sketch by artist Nilanjan pays tribute to the workers who built the Durgotsab GK 2 pandal at Navapalli Puja Samity in Pocket.40, CR Park, is showcasing traditional folk art from four regions of Bengal - Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia, and Midnapur - renowned for their red soil. Adorned with gamcha, the walls and panels at the venue reflect the rural heritage of the Rahr Bangla areas of Bengal. Ashish, a school teacher and artist, was spotted putting finishing touches on a shora, hand-painted earthen discs, at the Pocket 40 pandal. The theme of 'Abandoned Mothers' at the Arambagh Puja Samiti pandal sheds light on the challenges faced by widows fending for themselves. Matri Mandir's pandal offers a mesmerizing exploration into the essence of gram Bangla through colorful Bengali artwork displayed throughout the alleys and panels. The Bonedi Bari-themed pandal, created by artists from Bengal, at Jalvayu Vihar Sanskritik Kalyan Samity in Sector 21 features green wooden windows and cross beams on the ceiling, with panels adorned with paintings celebrating dhunuchi naach. The 16th edition of Balaka Durgotsav in Sector 61 Noida presents the theme of 'Temple of Peace and Harmony' with an off-white and gold pandal adorned with intricate dove cut-outs. Visitors can follow the Alpona street art to the Noida Sector 137 Sarbojanin Pujo Samiti's pandal, decorated with multiple hand-painted kulos, traditional hand-woven sieves made of bamboo or cane. Drawing inspiration from the film "Sonnar Kella" (1974), the DCDP Bengali Cultural Society at DLF Phase IV celebrates Satyajit Ray's cinema and the Ray family's legacy - Upendra Kishor, Sukumar, and Satyajit Ray, with a pandal facade resembling the golden fortress from the movie. Mayur Vihar Phase 3's pandal also showcases art and heritage.The structure bears a resemblance to the Sun Temple of Konark in the provided pictures by Ajay Kumar Gautam, Ranjit Kumar, Lokesh Kashyap, and Nishad Alam.