Global demand for handcrafted Durga idols has surged, prompting artisans of Kolkata's Kumartuli to begin exports well in ...

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These rules also apply to Durga idol makers during Navratri ... enough clay idols will be ready before the festival.

Local organizers go head-to-head to craft magnificent pandals- - which are temporary stall-like structures, displaying the revered idols of Maa Durga- - who is the central figure of this festival.

Interestingly, the Durga idol was brought some ten years back and ... cultural festivals whether it is Diwali or Durga puja. They make every effort to imbibe Bengali values of music, dance ...

In the state of West Bengal Navaratri culminates in the Durga Puja, when Durga idols are carried in procession and immersed in a river or other water bodies.