North Kolkata Pujo Pandal Has A Pet Theme This Year, Pet Parents, Take Your Pooches Here For Darshan!

Pujo pandal creativity is a craze in Kolkata. And the folks from the city ensure they come up with various ideas and themes to challenge the previous editions. This year, a pujo pandal in Kolkata has created a unique theme around dog and pet lovers. The theme of the pujo pandal is ‘Shelter for pets’. Yes, that’s how this pujo pandal is creating awareness regarding street dogs, pet awareness and the brutality unleashed on them by others. Before the visit this place, here’s everything you should know about this unique pujo pandal —

Pet-Friendly Pujo Pandal For Your Pooches

As Durga pujo nears, Kolkata is prepping rigorously for the five-day festivities. And to make the pujo pandal stand out for themselves, Kolkata puja organisers ensure they come up with the best and unique themes. This North Kolkata pujo pandal, named Bidhan Sarani Atlas Club, is one such which has made its pujo pandal friendly for pets and their parents. It solely puts focus on how street dogs face ill-treatment across the country.

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The ‘Hook’ Of This Dog-Friendly Durga Puja In North Kolkata

Talking about the theme brings us to the conceptualising of this theme. What sets this pandal apart from the other Durga Ma idols is its placement of a bike rider running over street dogs. This points out to the society that believes in torturing these animals. Bidhan Sarani Atlas Club authorities spoke to a media agency to say that the theme of their pujo pandal dedicated to pet dogs might raise questions. But the committee still decided to go ahead with it. They even reiterated how Kolkata’s Durga Puja had received the Cultural Heritage Award from UNESCO last month.

Durga Puja 2022 begins on October 1st. Kolkata folks are thronging the local markets to shop for the upcoming festivities, which will last till October 5. But, as pujo nears, we will eventually come across other pandals that tell stories and have innovative themes, apart from celebrating Goddess Durga’s homecoming.

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