Durga Pooja pandal to adopt Disneyland theme

The Navratri days have begun and people have started making itinerary for pandal hopping. Thanks to Bengali associations, the city witnesses the glimpses of Kolkata during Navratri while the Bengalis relive the nostalgia of the festival celebrated back home.

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA

The major attraction of pandal hopping is the theme. Every year, pandals adopt interesting themes. However, only a handful of associations have earned a reputation of creating attractive themebased pandals. One of them is Matri Mandir Samity which is among the oldest Durga Puja organizers. This year, the Samity has decided to decorate its pandal with the theme of Disney Land.

The Samity members said caricatures of popular toon characters will be on a display in the pandal while arrangements have been made wherein artists will wear costumes of cartoon characters to entertain the people.

"We decided to make the children feel special and extra happy while also revisiting our nostalgic moments when our childhood revolved around Disney toons," said Anindo Ghosh, additional general secretary of the Samity.