Kolkata welcomes Maa Durga with India’s longest floor art and the pics are stunning
On the dawn of Mahalaya, the city of joy celebrated Mother Durga’s homecoming on Tuesday with India’s longest ever street ‘alpana’
india Updated: Sep 19, 2017 19:27 IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Every Puja season, Kolkata outdoes itself in rolling out the welcome carpet for Goddess Durga.
On the dawn of Mahalaya, the city of joy celebrated Mother Durga’s homecoming on Tuesday with a gorgeous street ‘alpana’ (Bengali form of floor art), which is being touted as India’s longest such creation.
Mahalaya marks the first day of Dussehra and is celebrated by Bengalis across the world with much fanfare.
More than 400 people came together to create the ‘alpana’ on a 1 Km stretch of Lake Road as part of a corporate initiative.
Several celebrities, including actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee, participated in the celebrations.
Pictures of the ‘alpana’ have made its way to the social media and people are loving it.
Here are some pics.
Lake Road in #Kolkata being hand-painted by locals a week before the arrival of Goddess Durga. This, ladies & gents, is the City of Joy. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/OcgiYCufw6
— Sohini (@Mittermaniac) September 19, 2017
This is sooooo beautifull
— 🍕 (@its_Mohona) September 19, 2017
Lake Road in South Kolkata #SubhoMahalaya #DurgaPuja2017 pic.twitter.com/5jLoPyHJsm
#Kolkata getting into the Pujo mood already. Lake Road. See what college students did. Wow pic.twitter.com/iau2tEGMf4
— Derek O'Brien (@quizderek) September 19, 2017
Biggest Alpona of Lake Road.. South Kolkata..
— ❤Aparna❤ (@aparna35731583) September 19, 2017
The City of Joy is Ready for Durga Puja..#CreaditFaceBook@akta_pori @ShaleenMalhotra pic.twitter.com/OKTPR03Fwa
