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Making of a statue of Durga Ma with multiple arms and kohl-rimmed eyes, near Sarojini Nagar, in time for Durga Puja and the festive season Every year, some 1,500 km from Kolkata, a replica comes up of Kumartuli (the hub in the eastern metropolis where Durga idols are made) and artisans and craftsmen are flown in from West Bengal to create the idols for Durga Puja — the most anticipated festival for Bengalis. Idols of different sizes and shapes, from 'ek-chala-thakur' (all idols on one platform) to the large traditional ones, or the trending theme-based idols — these artisans, with their magical touch, recreate the charisma of goddess Durga every year for New Delhi's large Bengali population.
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