The royal look of Jaipur Palace has been replicated at the Bihar Club’s pandal wherein Maa Durga and her children will be seen sitting on swan designed chairs. A lion besides the one escorting Maa Durga shall make attempts to attack Mahishashur. lord Shiva’s face has been engraved on Durga Maa’s chair.
In the upper portion of the pandal’s interior, colourful glasses painted with goddess Durga’s face in the middle are placed. Tube lights attached to the glasses are adding beauty to the painting.
Secretary of the Puja Committee here Rohit Kumar Singh said nine forms of the deity shall be displayed at the entrance. “Around 10 chandeliers of Chandannagar and hundreds of globe lights in yellow, white and red colours are hanged around this pandal to give the lighting effect,” Kolkata based artisan of the team building the pandal Sanjay Sharma said.
Since 1927, Durga Puja is being organised at Bihar Club. Every year, the pandal is packed with crowd from Shoshti to Navami. Interestingly, youngsters preparing for various civil services examination in the club’s library join hands as volunteers or crowd managers.
For child visitors, there are many creative images to explore through lighting effects. “One can see dancing ghosts, moving skeletons, dinosaurs blowing fire, train running on music and lord Jagannath with his siblings in our display light stands outside the pandal. Also, lED lights are used,” said Singh.
The entire pandal is being made with plywood, thermacol and paint. Idols seated separately are dressed with cotton fabrics.From Monday onwards, the pandal will be open for the public. Asked on why Jaipur Palace is being made, the organisers said majority of the members wanted a unique pandal.