The sight of Goddess Durga, elegant, graceful, in all her splendour astride a lion slaying the muscular Mahishasura, is spellbinding. “A painstaking job, it requires tonnes of patience,” observes Govindonath, chief shilpkar of Chittaranjan Park’s Kali Mandir. The most crucial step is the painting of the eyes, especially that of Goddess Durga, which is called “chakshudan” and done on Mahalaya. …
The event was also attended by President Ram Nath Kovind and a host of other dignitaries. "Although wood and labour have become expensive, we work at the same rate as last year's because we do not have many customers this year," he said. "The enthusiasm among common people and private companies is much less," said Suprakash Majumdar, general secretary, CR …
