Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Siliguri Puja Committee Plans 100kg Gold Ornaments for Durga Idols
A Durga Puja committee in Siliguri plans to decorate its idols with 100 kilograms of gold ornaments.
The organisers say the jewellery could be worth about ₹140 crore.
They say this is the first event of its kind in the Siliguri area.
The committee is celebrating its 64th Durga Puja.
The festival has moved because the railway is turning its old ground into a cricket field.
A jewellery retailer will provide the ornaments.
Visitors will have to stand behind a barricade about eight feet from the idols.
Cameras and armed guards will be used to help keep everything safe.
Central Colony Durga Puja Committee plans to adorn Durga and other idols with 100 kilograms of gold ornaments.
Organisers estimate the ornaments would be worth around ₹140 crore at prevailing gold rates.
The committee says this would be the first such initiative in and around Siliguri.
The 64th Puja has moved from Railway Institute Ground to an adjacent plot near the additional divisional railway manager’s office.
CCTV cameras, barricades and armed security guards are planned to protect the ornaments and manage visitors.
- Who
- The Central Colony Durga Puja Committee, led by president Kanchan Roy, is organising the event.
- What
- The committee plans to decorate Durga and other idols with 100 kilograms of gold ornaments.
- When
- This year, during the committee’s 64th Durga Puja; the announcement was made at a Tuesday news meeting.
- Where
- At an adjacent plot near the office of the additional divisional railway manager in New Jalpaiguri, near Siliguri.
- Why
- The organisers want to create a major new attraction, while the previous Railway Institute Ground is being developed into a cricket field.
- Gold ornaments
- 100 kilograms planned for Durga and other idols
- Estimated value
- Around ₹140 crore, according to organisers and prevailing gold rates
- Puja edition
- 64th Durga Puja
- Previous venue
- Railway Institute Ground near Gate Bazaar in New Jalpaiguri
- New venue
- An adjacent plot near the additional divisional railway manager’s office
- Jewellery provider
- A prominent jewellery retailer
- Security plan
- CCTV surveillance, barricades and armed private security guards