In Photos: Workers Bring Kolkata’s Puja Pandals To Life
Workers decorated community Durga Puja pandals across Kolkata on Tuesday, October 13, as preparations continued ahead of the festival. Among the venues taking shape was a pandal themed on ‘Vande Mataram’.
A worker decorates a community Durga Puja pandal ahead of the festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
A worker prepares a community Durga Puja pandal themed on 'Vande Mataram' ahead of the festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
A worker decorates a community Durga Puja pandal ahead of the festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
An artisan crafts decorations made from sponge to adorn ‘pandals’ ahead of the ‘Durga Puja’ festival, in Birbhum, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Workers prepare a 'Puja Pandal' ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Prayagraj, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Artisans install a 'Charkha' at a Durga Puja pandal themed on India's independence movement, in Nadia, West Bengal, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A community puja pandal adorned for the 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Workers assemble a Durga Puja pandal, themed as “The Illusion of Machines”, ahead of the festival, in Nagaon district, Assam, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An artisan paints a sculpture depicting young revolutionaries alongside 3D relief panels showcasing historic events of the Indian freedom struggle at a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. The pandal theme brings to life key chapters of the Indian independence movement spanning from 1902 to 1945. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
A worker adjusts execution noose props beneath portraits and biographical panels honoring Indian freedom fighters at a community Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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