Odisha celebrates Durga Puja in grand style.
Its Pandals are enough proof. There are hundreds of Pandals and super celebration!
Odisha's present capital city- Bhubaneswar & its erstwhile capital city- Cuttack had amazing Pandals this year too.
Here are some pics from the Pandal of Sahid-Nagar, a posh locality of Bhubaneswar.
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIrPOUiMBrW2Q6h2nA0lB-D7WKU1StP7j269RYtemojuEF4_Ztgxd6QchdzfMQ_noy07qao2BmrCLhqbEESTw_lM3PyfIZ2q1QBnmGIoXUsSN49UVyw-7nM40gR5sSb2t0lg1MUPKxtM/s1600/SN10.jpg)
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8wsgLWRxTRBz1dYniq_PKv1XgyTfgitzSEkmBi_bk8h0K_ZqLjdzd7ZgLOwcI3DZjti6z4ENPVBcvmONF2BWVn2odG2N0j90sLu2dtWTiDbCNrkWhrHHlhibuwsRfW4dmlJcpKmmRZ8/s1600/SN0.jpg)
There was art of the various goddesses - the forms of Maa Durga- Chandi, ChhinaMasta (Headless one), Sodasi, Bhubaneswari etc.
Notice the artistic decorations with beads, shells & flowers:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDjlQ_QGF_NTujuf7245hSIA17Nvr2M8v-ZX9-QTKAVDWUUrsCD8cReWWeWHojJvFdFtnh5wy-uv7TXgKncJqw4Iaq9PBAo6KIzRiU2REhAbSu9xFiVGOKwx9dAdIdIcEsLxMjhpPzic/s1600/SN12.jpg)
As usual, I loved the super light decorations!
In the pic below, can you spot a Giraffe, a man with a Guitar & Mahabharata's Shri Krishna accompanying Arjuna as his charioteer?
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTg_xBPSCCxPabPRn2JqXrxC0iLfOhjzOL0Dt9T6g_ibWPOlbKAwUa9SdV_1cUJw1SMnqtTYhwLMUsY4cTeKEJGQzTpTi1TBiNccTDHxtTgiNg_eqMIUpUjjDNUCploWFL1dFB11REew/s1600/SN5.jpg)
This was just one of the Durga Puja Pandals of Bhubaneswar.
To read more posts & see more pics of the Pandals I visited this year in Odisha, do check out:
Durga Puja - Old Station Square, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Khan Nagar, Cuttack
Durga Puja - Jharpada, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Unit 1, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar
Its Pandals are enough proof. There are hundreds of Pandals and super celebration!
Odisha's present capital city- Bhubaneswar & its erstwhile capital city- Cuttack had amazing Pandals this year too.
Here are some pics from the Pandal of Sahid-Nagar, a posh locality of Bhubaneswar.
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7x7foES7VzttMu6jvQUdkGm5Lgt0EP4i1luAp3SHILnU5utcEdli-Pmws28eR21T7b8gIsO4kHju7__nhjgdM4eGVpLw-DsbhcRv2Mf6WMwGd1qBjsRlmji6Lc1pWs4VINgNp05PxwOk/s1600/SN4.jpg)
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIrPOUiMBrW2Q6h2nA0lB-D7WKU1StP7j269RYtemojuEF4_Ztgxd6QchdzfMQ_noy07qao2BmrCLhqbEESTw_lM3PyfIZ2q1QBnmGIoXUsSN49UVyw-7nM40gR5sSb2t0lg1MUPKxtM/s1600/SN10.jpg)
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8wsgLWRxTRBz1dYniq_PKv1XgyTfgitzSEkmBi_bk8h0K_ZqLjdzd7ZgLOwcI3DZjti6z4ENPVBcvmONF2BWVn2odG2N0j90sLu2dtWTiDbCNrkWhrHHlhibuwsRfW4dmlJcpKmmRZ8/s1600/SN0.jpg)
There was art of the various goddesses - the forms of Maa Durga- Chandi, ChhinaMasta (Headless one), Sodasi, Bhubaneswari etc.
Notice the artistic decorations with beads, shells & flowers:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDjlQ_QGF_NTujuf7245hSIA17Nvr2M8v-ZX9-QTKAVDWUUrsCD8cReWWeWHojJvFdFtnh5wy-uv7TXgKncJqw4Iaq9PBAo6KIzRiU2REhAbSu9xFiVGOKwx9dAdIdIcEsLxMjhpPzic/s1600/SN12.jpg)
As usual, I loved the super light decorations!
In the pic below, can you spot a Giraffe, a man with a Guitar & Mahabharata's Shri Krishna accompanying Arjuna as his charioteer?
![Durga Puja Bhubaneswar Durga-Puja-Bhubaneswar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTg_xBPSCCxPabPRn2JqXrxC0iLfOhjzOL0Dt9T6g_ibWPOlbKAwUa9SdV_1cUJw1SMnqtTYhwLMUsY4cTeKEJGQzTpTi1TBiNccTDHxtTgiNg_eqMIUpUjjDNUCploWFL1dFB11REew/s1600/SN5.jpg)
This was just one of the Durga Puja Pandals of Bhubaneswar.
To read more posts & see more pics of the Pandals I visited this year in Odisha, do check out:
Durga Puja - Old Station Square, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Khan Nagar, Cuttack
Durga Puja - Jharpada, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Unit 1, Bhubaneswar
Durga Puja - Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar
Amazing temple. I love the aesthetic architecture. Mind-blowing:)
ReplyDeleteVishal, this is actually a temporary construction- Pandal of Durga Puja :)
DeleteNot a real temple/architecture. Work of art, never the less!
From the pics, it does appear so real & permanent :)
Fantastic creation! What a dedication! Every year new pandal has to be set up, still their creativity and devotion doesn't come down!
ReplyDeleteYes Sindhu!
DeleteEach year the Pandal-makers delight us with such creativity & devotion!