The idols are made in small shanties and they are usually 8-10 feet tall. Made of straw & clay on a bamboo frame they are packed like sardines in the shops. These are ready for despatch.Works of art which are destroyed after 7 -10 days.

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A: Street Corner in Kumartulli

Par Vivek Dev Burman, à 40 mètres

With the high demand for Durga idols and lack of space they spill out of the shops into the narrow la...

B: Kali idols

Par Vivek Dev Burman, à 150 mètres

Idols of Goddess Kali waiting for buyers or delivery in Kumartulli where most of the idols are made.

C: Finished Ogres await collection

Par Vivek Dev Burman, à 180 mètres

Dyni Buri is a flesh eating ugly old witch that is used to scare children into going to sleep or obey...

D: Kumartuli Street at Night

Par Vivek Dev Burman, à 310 mètres

The street vendors do roaring business during festival time. As night falls at Kumartuli, trucks full...

E: Howrah

Par Hemant Kumar, A 2.5 km

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F: Kali Idols being finished

Par Vivek Dev Burman, A 3.4 km

Goddess Kali Idols being finished on the street at Kumartuli a day before delivery.

G: Kali Idols being finished

Par Vivek Dev Burman, A 3.4 km

Goddess Kali Idols being finished on the street at Kumartuli a day before delivery.

H: River at Night

Par Vivek Dev Burman, A 3.9 km

The Floatel is a hotel built on a barge on the river Hoogly ( Ganges). It has a view of both Kolkata'...

I: Newmarket

Par Vivek Dev Burman, A 4.6 km

Sir Stuart Hogg Market popularly known as Newmarket was famous during the British Raj as shoppers cou...

J: Rangoli on Diwali

Par Vivek Dev Burman, A 5.5 km

Diwali ( the festival of lights) is the New Year for all of North India.A Gujarati family in Kolkata ...

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