Clean and green Puja theme

Haridevpur When festive fervour is combined with a sense of responsibility, a True Spirit puja is born. Several pujas in this south Calcutta locality have gone by the book this year, focusing on the simple dos and don’ts that go into creating a safe, eco-friendly environment for celebration. Last year’s Model Puja, 41 Pally, has lived up to its billing by integrating an eco-friendly, hazard-free environment with an innovative theme. Discarded logs, barks and branches of trees form web-like walls and abstract animal forms line the path that leads visitors to the sanctum sanctorum. A revolving wooden door automates crowd control at the entrance. The creativity on view is supplemented by amenities that most puja organisers usually do not bother to provide. The clean toilets are a welcome change and the first-aid section even has... [read full story]