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Tripura club builds Durga Puja pandal from broken glass
Hindustan Times··1d ago
A club in Tripura is building its Durga Puja pandal from broken glass pieces, artist Tapas Paul said. Kunjaban Sporting Union president Sukanta Bhattacharjee said the budget is around Rs 40 lakh. Paul said unused glass pieces are set in iron frames with illumination. Durga Puja in Tripura will be observed from October 17 to 21.
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What It Means For You
- Puja organisers expect large crowds at the glass pandal during the festival days.
- Aikatan Yuba Sangstha plans a ten-minute 3D projection show depicting Goddess Durga.
- Shivnagar Modern Club will display 18 iconic Tripura structures at its pandal.
What's Happening
- Paul, an artist from Siliguri in West Bengal, is making the Kunjaban Sporting Union pandal.
- Another Agartala organiser, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Club, plans a Rajasthan-themed pandal with Jaipur performers.
- Agency copy said Durga Puja is the main festival in Tripura.
What The Pandal Uses
- Paul said the design uses lakhs of pieces of unused glass in iron frames.
- Committee leaders framed the glass theme around reusing waste material for the marquee.
- Ujjayanta Palace, Unakoti, Neer Mahal and Maa Tripura Sundari temple are among structures listed for display elsewhere.
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