Kolkata: New order, payment of the number and question token from the Puja Committee throughout Kolkata on Rath Day on Monday has brought some excitement in Kumartuli and reinstalling proper business expectations, this puja durga.
The festival is the affair that was subdued last year due to the Pandemic and Covid-19 guidelines.
The way the second wave of barriers in April and the cases soared, there was gloom in pottery bags, who thought the festival would be a washing this year too.
But with the cases that declined over the past two weeks, the organizers of Puja Durga have begun to prepare low-scale pujas and many have paid the number of tokens to idol makers in Kumartuli.
Many believe that booking idols and starting other preparations for Durga Puja on RATH day is profitable.
This year, many organizers did visit Kumartuli on Monday even though the number was very small compared to pre-pandemic days.
“In April-May, when the second wave created a disaster, we felt this festival would be a washing this year.
The artist has gave up all expectations.
But with declining cases, we have begun to receive questions from the Puja organizers and many have been Submit money tokens and place their orders.
Even though it won’t be a pre-pandemic period, it’s still better than what we expect two months ago, “said Mintu Paul, a senior artist at Kumartuli.
Some big ticket pues like College Square, Sreebrhumufacturing club and Chetla Agrani have ordered idols.
The forum for Durgotsab has appealed to the organizers to maintain a low festival and ensure a large crowd is not interested.
The trend in Kumartuli this year is a small idol.
The crisis funds and government guidelines are the reason why the organizers have decided to reduce the size of idols.
“Almost all organizers who have ordered until now have reduced idolizes for various reasons,” said Mintu Paul.