In yet another marvellous effort, the puja pandal designers of Ranchi Railway Station that endeavours hard each year to present something unique, this year too has toiled hard to craft the rich texture of few exceptional architectural heritages of Odisha. The replica of Konark Temple, Jagannath Mandira of Puri and Mukteshvara Dham, the major spiritual destinations has been created here.
With a view to take up the theme different from the league, the combination of threesome age-old divine destinations and classic example of Kalinga architecture will mesmerise the devotees here. The gems of Odia architecture moulded up at par with the real ones will be a visual treat for the leisure buffs with special illumination effect.
The artists busy giving the last minute finishing touch to one of the finest puja pandal in terms of decoration, theme and design said that they have blended the major chunk of all three inheritances in a way that it gives complete glimpse of three distinct styles of Kalinga architecture.
The first 30 ft is based on the design of Konark Temple while another 30 ft. has covered up Mukteshvara Dham and the remaining 30 ft is the facsimile of eastern India’s ancient spiritual destination, Jagannath Shrine.
The hard work of creative hands involved in bedecking pandal to bring out the real essence through the minuscule art work crafted with thermocol sheet, at first stance reflects the original design that is made up of fine cut-stone work.
Most of the temples at Odisha are built using cut-stones. Interestingly, to set up a perfect ambiance of Odia culture, a portion of puja premises has been crafted to give an individual, the feel of Rath Yatra mela.
The 90 ft puja pandal designed at a cost of `30 lakh will also have depiction of fine art work of Odisha. Focussing on Odia art works to attract the devotees, pipli applique designs has been used in the major portion of puja pandal. Also, sculpts of lions, elephant has been decked up to give a touch of Jhanki aka tableaus.