Adhikari, Durga-Puja Photo

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Design Resource
Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
5. People and Vendors
6. Pandals
7. Pratima (The Idol)
8. Vasan (Immersion Idol)
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Introduction

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival In the month of September-October when the season ‘Sarat’ brings a bunch of white cloud in blue sky the whole
by Bengal celebrates ‘Durgapuja, Bengali’s biggest festival. When beautiful kasful (grass flower) paints the green land
Sudip Adhikary with a white touch the goddess Parbati visits to her own house (i.e. earth) with her four children Ganesh, Kartik,
Swaraswati, Laxmi for five days and her arrival is celebrated with a great enthusiasm.
IDC, IIT Bombay
The wave of enthusiasm flows all across the Bengal with a spirit of togetherness. Shops use to be flooded with
people perusing new dresses for themselves and their near and dear ones. These four days of Durgapuja people
use to roam around from pandel to pandel to get a glance of devi durga. Road side food adds a bit of spice to
their jubilant visit.
Source: Beside all these festive reverberation Durgapuja provides an amount of employment opportunity to many peo-
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/introduction ple. Some of them earn only during this season such as ‘Mritsilpi’ (Clay artiest), ‘Dhaki’ (drummer), Pandel maker
etc.
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Kumartuli

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival The place is called Kumortuli where the potter group works day and night to give the idol its shape. This proce-
by dure starts with the ritual called “Kahamopuja”, a prayer to the god before making the structure made of straw.
Sudip Adhikary Then they put black sticky clay on the structure to make the idol. After a bit of final finishing the idol is pained
with colour and decorated with jewellery.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/kumartuli
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Dhaki

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival Dhaki comes from different parts of Bengal and gather in front of Shialdah Rail way platform where they perform
by their skills. They all dressed in different costumes and with decorated drums. Organizer of different pujamandap
Sudip Adhikary comes and borrow theme after a bit of bargaining and negotiation.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/dhaki
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Pandal Maker

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival Pandalmaker mekes the pandel with their artistic hand. The huge structure of pandal is made of bamboo tied
by with rope. In the pick time of puja they use to stay at a place nearby pujamandap and work together to decorate
Sudip Adhikary the pandal, one of the main attractions for the visitor.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/pandal-maker
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/pandal-maker
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource People and Vendors

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival For vendors like balloon sellor, panipri sailor, Mehendiwala, etc, puja mandap is a place to sell their goods and
by foods. Visitors coming from different places usually buy goods or have food from the stall near the pandel. You
Sudip Adhikary will get some traditional foods, sweets, ice cream etc at a very cheap price from those stalls, which sometime
makes the mandap a hangot place for the visitor.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/peo-
ple-and-vendors
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
ple-and-vendors
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
ple-and-vendors
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Pandals

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival Pandals are the one of the main attraction for the visitor. Beautifully decorated pujamandap/ pandals are made
by of many different materials. The preliminary structure of a pandel is usually made of bamboo tied with rope.
Sudip Adhikary Sometime themes are taken by the organizing committee to decorate the pandel. The creative use of different
patterns, materials such as bamboo, jute, cloth, glass etc makes the pandal a work of art.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/pandals
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Pratima (The Idol)

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival People from different places come to get a glance of devi durga while roaming pandal to pandal. Different form,
by format and representation of devi duga creates the main interest among the visitor. Sometime the formal inter-
Sudip Adhikary pretation of theme is found in overall appearance of the idol.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/pratima-idol
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Vasan (Immersion Idol)

Durga Puja
Bengali’s Biggest Festival After the five days of joy and celebration finally the time comes when devi durga leaves for a year. The grand send
by off is celebrated with dance, drums bit, and a special event called sindur khela in which women generally play
Sudip Adhikary with red coloured sindur. The idol is brought to the major ghats of the river Bhagirathi with a grand possession to
immerse the idol in sacred water of Ganges.
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/vasan-immer-
sion-idol
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
sion-idol
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
sion-idol
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
sion-idol
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource
Durga Puja
by
Sudip Adhikary
IDC, IIT Bombay
Source:
sion-idol
1. Introduction
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki
4. Pandal Maker
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details
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Design Resource Contact Details

Durga Puja
This project was done by Sudip Adhikary IDC, IIT Bombay
by
Sudip Adhikary
You can get in touch with him at sudipadhikary.idc[at]
IDC, IIT Bombay gmail.com
You could write to the following address regarding sug-

gestions and clarifications:
Helpdesk Details:
Source: Co-ordinator
http://dsource.in/resource/durga-puja/contact-details Project e-kalpa
Industrial Design Centre
IIT Bombay
Powai
1. Introduction Mumbai 4000 076
India
2. Kumartuli
3. Dhaki Phone: 091-22-25767820/7801/7802
4. Pandal Maker Fax: 091-22-25767803
5. People and Vendors Email: dsource.in[at]gmail.com
6. Pandals
9. Contact Details

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Design Resource Introduction

Design Resource Kumartuli

Design Resource Dhaki

Design Resource Pandal Maker

Design Resource People and Vendors

Design Resource Pandals

Design Resource Pratima (The Idol)

Design Resource Vasan (Immersion Idol)

Design Resource Contact Details

You could write to the following address regarding sug-

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