Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Behala Durga Puja Pandal Uses Oil to Explore Global Power
Behala Club Sarbojanin has built a Durga Puja pandal around the theme “Oil — The Market of Faith.”
The display shows that oil is used for more than cooking.
It connects oil with lamps, work, money and faith.
The theme also looks at how countries compete over oil.
It uses satire to show how this competition can lead to tensions and conflict.
The pandal presents oil as a symbol of influence and power.
Pradip Das designed the pandal concept.
Pintu Sikdar made the Durga idol.
Behala Club Sarbojanin’s theme is titled “Oil — The Market of Faith.”
The pandal uses oil to explore links among faith, commerce, labour, economics and everyday life.
The theme satirically connects the struggle for oil with geopolitical tensions, conflict and strained relations between nations.
Pandal scenes depict global leaders competing for oil, presented as a symbol of influence and social power.
Pradip Das conceptualised the pandal, and Pintu Sikdar created the Durga idol.
- Who
- Behala Club Sarbojanin; the pandal was conceptualised by Pradip Das and the Durga idol created by Pintu Sikdar.
- What
- A Durga Puja pandal explores oil’s connections to faith, commerce, power and global politics.
- When
- This year’s Durga Puja; the article does not specify a year or dates.
- Where
- At Behala Club Sarbojanin.
- Why
- The theme uses oil as a lens for examining everyday life, social influence and international rivalries.
- Puja committee
- Behala Club Sarbojanin
- Theme
- “Oil — The Market of Faith”
- Main subject
- Oil’s links with faith, commerce, power and global politics
- International focus
- The struggle for oil and its association with geopolitical tensions, conflict and strained relations
- Pandal conceptualisation
- Pradip Das
- Durga idol
- Created by Pintu Sikdar