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Top 4 Big Budget Durga Pujas
Durga puja starts in just about 5 days and the festive mood is set. It just the right time to take a look at the commercial aspect of the biggest bengoli puja festival celebrated over 5 days of festivities. Once a homely affair when durga protimas were made and worshiped in family courtyards, it is now a grand affair. Money is spent, pomp and show is a must and as you know we Indians love to show off so the splurging has to be explicitly visible. So before we lose ourselves in the splendors of the celebration let us take a look at the top 5 durga pujas that have been traditionally big budget events.
Top
4
Big
Budget
Durga
Pujas:
1.
Ekdaliya
Evergreen,
Kolkata:
A
total
crowd
puller
of
a
event
that
happens
in
South
of
Kolkata,
near
the
famous
shopping
street
Gariahat.
We
won't
need
exact
directions
because
this
famous
puja
pandal
is
surrounded
by
a
sprawling
fair
of
eateries
and
small
stores
giving
it
the
feel
of
a
country
festival.
This
association
has
imitated
some
of
the
grandest
temples
in
India
like
the
Meenashi
temple
and
their
durga
idol
has
always
been
a
standard
paragon
of
beauty.
We
need
not
put
an
exact
amount
to
their
budget
because
it
is
personally
overseen
by
Public
health
minister
Subroto
Mukherjee.
2. Lokhandwala, Mumbai: It so appears that Lokhandwala is not just famous for shootouts of gangsters. It is in fact one of the associations that spends the most on the Bengoli puja of goddess durga. Be it the 20 dhakis (drummers) who are specially brought from rural Bengal or the mega entertainment function that includes all the top ranking Bollywood stars. The fact that this is the event was founded by famous singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya who is quite a colourful character himself gives a certain penchant to it. Estimated damages about 2 crores although it remains undisclosed.
3. Mela Ground, Chittarranjan Park, Delhi: The biggest durga puja in Delhi takes place in an area with the highest concentration of bengolis so no surprises there. This is an association of old Bengoli families settled in Delhi and so you can see a family like close knit unit inspite of the event having grown so big. The estimated cost of this event is above 70 lacs.
4. Mohammad Ali Park, Kolkata: The puja pandal with a social message, that is what this club does. This club that started in 1970 is a traditional heavy weight when it comes to concept pujas. This puja near the Calcutta University on MG Road is a mega event spread across a huge park as the name suggests. They are famous for coming up with themes that give out social messages. They have won awards for portraying concepts of female foetocide and anti corruption campaigns in the past and we can expect something grand from them this year too.
These are only 4 big budget durga pujas but there are many more that await your attention.
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