Kolkata Puja pandals that cost more than a million

Economy of India is going through turbulence. Inflation is high, rupee is depreciating, gross domestic product growth is going downhill.

However, these factors have not deterred Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata.

One can see no dearth of opulence in decoration of pandals in the city.

There are many puja committees in Kolkata that are heard to have spent more than 10 lakhs on pandals.

We present here images of a few such eye-catching creations.

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This fibre glass-ceramic idol at Chetla Agroni Club depicts Goddess Durga in the Nataraja style and also portrays her as the powerful creator of this universe.

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This pandal at Kolkata's Dum Dum Park Tarun Sangha uses ballon like structures in solid colours for decoration. Indeed an innovative design.

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This Dum Dum Park Yuvak Sangha pandal has the life of Lord Krishna as its theme design.

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This Kalighat Milan Sangha Puja pandal looks like a huge garden of colourful flowers.

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The Naktala Udayan Sangha Puja has a huge butterfly lit with different colours as the gate.

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The Shiv Mandir Puja Pandal of south Kolkata is one of the most reputed ones.

It has a triangular structure.

The light design of this pandal has already made it one of the most talked about pujas of the city.

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An intricately designed and even interestingly lit demon-like structure at the gate is an added atraction for the Shiv Mandir Puja pandal.

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This pandal by Sribhumi Sporting Club stands out for its meticulously crafted pandal designed after temples of Orissa.