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Modi to Launch Bengal Durga Puja Festivities at Eden Gardens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kolkata on October 10 for a large Durga Puja event.
The program will take place at Eden Gardens on Mahalaya evening.
He is expected to inaugurate at least five pujas.
He will also speak by video to about 5,000 Puja committees.
Modi probably will not paint the eyes of the Durga idol.
This is because that ritual would mean the idol could not be moved for 10 days.
Singers, musicians and thousands of dhakis will perform.
Drones will make Durga-themed shapes in the sky.
People without invitations can watch the event on large screens at many places in the city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate at least five Durga pujas on October 10.
Modi will address about 5,000 Puja committees through video conference from Eden Gardens.
He is unlikely to perform Chokkhu Daan because the idol would then need to remain at the venue for 10 days.
Performers will include Kaushiki Chakraborty, Shantanu Moitra, Shaan, Dohar and 15,000 dhakis.
The event will feature drone formations and live broadcasts on giant screens at least 35 city locations.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Puja committees and invited performers.
- What
- A Mahalaya evening program featuring Durga Puja inaugurations, a video address, music, dhakis and drone formations.
- Where
- Eden Gardens in Kolkata, with broadcasts planned at at least 35 other city locations.
- When
- October 10, beginning with Modi’s scheduled arrival at 6:30 p.m.
- Why
- To launch Bengal’s biggest festival and connect with around 5,000 Puja committees.
Key facts
- Event date
- October 10, Mahalaya evening
- Venue
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Puja inaugurations
- At least five Durga pujas
- Committee address
- About 5,000 Puja committees via video conference
- Performers
- Kaushiki Chakraborty, Shantanu Moitra, Shaan and Dohar
- Dhakis
- 15,000
- Public viewing
- Giant screens planned at least 35 city locations
Quotes
A senior state government official
An unnamed senior official in the state government discussing the Chokkhu Daan ritual and event logistics
“A section of people who know about Puja rituals said that after Chokkhu Daan, the idol can’t be removed for the next 10 days and will have to be kept at Eden. The Mahalaya event is for a day, and then the stage and the setup will be dismantled.”
telegraphindia.com
“It will be under the government’s control till October 15 because dismantling structures will need time. Kolkata Police have been informed, and we expect the SPG to take control of the venue before the prime minister’s arrival.”
telegraphindia.com
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