Navratri Special- For The First Time There Is A Theme-based Pandal Organized In Jaipur.

“For the first time there is going to be a theme-based pandal organized in Jaipur. Our theme is ‘Peace and Pleasure.’ The Buddha collage at the pandal entrance denotes peace. While through lights and special sculptures, at the entrance we are depicting the pleasure of Maa Durga post asur nidhan,” says Ashis Mukherjee of Jai Durga Welfare Society. They have even set up a 57 feet tall Qutub Minar made of light to welcome the devotees coming to visit the pandal. Special light decoration themed Shekal Ekaal (‘Then and Now’) has been designed to entertain the guests till visarjan.

The Jaipur Durga Bari Association, one of the oldest organizing bodies in Jaipur, has created the old Zamindari ambience for its puja pandal. “Ours is a simple theme – and our light decoration is a tribute to the soldiers who rescued hundreds of pilgrims stranded at Uttrakhand during the recent natural disaster there,” says Sudipto Sen, secretary of Durga Bari. It has also set up a huge Eiffel Tower made out of light, to give the visitors a bright welcome. There are other organizing clubs as well, like the Agrani Cultural Club, Raja Park and the Probasi Bengali Cultural Society – both have decided to stick to very simple themes, and to go for eco-friendly pandals, that have a touch of rural Bengal.