Virtual Pandal-Hopping: Here Are Some Of The Most Iconic Durga Puja 2020 Idols Of Kolkata!

It’s the best time of the year for all Bengalis around the globe! Durga Puja 2020 is finally here and even though we are amidst a pandemic, the festive spirit still remains the same in people’s hearts.

Recently, the Calcutta High Court declared the puja pandals as “no-entry zones” for visitors and banned pandal-hopping keeping in mind the rising coronavirus cases in the city, reports Hindustan Times. Only the organizers of the respective puja pandals and other authorised people are allowed to enter.

However, since most of the world has gone virtual, why shouldn’t pandal hopping go virtual as well? So here’s a look at some of the most iconic Kolkata Durga Puja idols of 2020 that people shared on social media!

 

1.Master Da Smriti Sangha Club, Kestopur.

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Keshtopur Masterda Smriti Sangha. First look shared by @streetphotographybymoinakk Please note that the Hon'ble High Court has declared all pujo Pandals to be NO ENTRY ZONES. 5 metres around smaller pandals and 10 metres around bigger pandals will be demarcated and marked as NO ENTRY ZONE. Hence, we recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #durgapuja2020 #sokolkata #calcuttacanvas

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 20, 2020 at 11:23pm PDT

2. Nalin Sarkar Street, Hatibagan.

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@aritra_ak_kundu_1994 presents the first look of Nalin Sarkar Street. Feature selected by @onnonaa Please note that the Hon'ble High Court has declared all pujo Pandals to be NO ENTRY ZONES. 5 metres around smaller pandals and 10 metres around bigger pandals will be demarcated and marked as NO ENTRY ZONE. Hence, we recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #durgapuja2020 #sokolkata #calcuttacanvas

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 20, 2020 at 9:33pm PDT

3. Dhakuria Pragati Sangha, Dhakuria.

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PROTIMA: Dhakuria Pragati Sangha. Photograph by @raktim_dutta_photography Please note that the Hon'ble High Court has declared all pujo Pandals to be NO ENTRY ZONES. 5 metres around smaller pandals and 10 metres around bigger pandals will be demarcated and marked as NO ENTRY ZONE. Hence, we recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #durgapuja2020 #sokolkata #calcuttacanvas

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 19, 2020 at 9:24pm PDT

4. Chetla Agrani Club, Chetla.

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FIRST LOOK – CHELTA AGRANI CLUB. Photo courtesy: @dipsankarsaha Feature selected by @deckle_edge We recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #documentary

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 18, 2020 at 9:29am PDT

5. The famous migrant mother goddess of Barisha Club, Behala!

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FIRST LOOK: BARISHA CLUB. Migrant mother with a child. A clay idol of a migrant mother with a child in her arms and her three other children trailling her will be worshipped as goddess durga at a community puja in Kolkata. The subject narrates the plight of millions of lockdown hit migrant workers. (Express photo by @anishashi) Artist: Pallab Bhowmick. Sourced from the Facebook Page of Barisha Club. Feature selected by @deckle_edge – We recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay turned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures. . . Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers . . #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #condenasttraveler #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #yourshotphotographer #Pujo #celebrations

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 16, 2020 at 8:45am PDT

6. Ballygunge Cultural Association,  Ballygunge.

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PROTIMA: Ballygunge Cultural Association. Photograph by @rajachakraborty.2015 Please note that the Hon'ble High Court has declared all pujo Pandals to be NO ENTRY ZONES. 5 metres around smaller pandals and 10 metres around bigger pandals will be demarcated and marked as NO ENTRY ZONE. Hence, we recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #durgapuja2020 #sokolkata #calcuttacanvas

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 19, 2020 at 10:07am PDT

7. Dumdum.

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First Look DumDum Park Tarun Sangha. Picture Courtesy @aritra_ak_kundu_1994 Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Please note that the Hon'ble High Court has declared all pujo Pandals to be NO ENTRY ZONES. 5 metres around smaller pandals and 10 metres around bigger pandals will be demarcated and marked as NO ENTRY ZONE. Hence, we recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #durgapuja2020 #sokolkata #calcuttacanvas

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 19, 2020 at 9:24pm PDT

8. Beleghata Sandhani Club, CIT Road.

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@that_constant_one showcases the first look of Beleghata Sandhani Club Please note that the Hon'ble High Court has declared all pujo Pandals to be NO ENTRY ZONES. 5 metres around smaller pandals and 10 metres around bigger pandals will be demarcated and marked as NO ENTRY ZONE. Hence, we recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #onlyinbengal #calcuttacacophony #durgapuja2020 #sokolkata #calcuttacanvas

A post shared by Calcutta Instagrammers (@ig_calcutta) on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:12am PDT

9. Ajeya Sanghati Club, Haridevpur.

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AJEYA SANGHATI – First look. Pujo 2020. Virtual Pujo Parikrama on Instagram. Photographs by Sunny Deb. Source: Facebook Page of Ajeya Sanghati. We recommend everyone to stay at home and enjoy these features as we bring in a virtual Puja Parikrama across the city on Instagram. Stay tuned for more updates. Keep following us for such interesting pictures and tagging #ig_Calcutta on your beautiful pictures Thanks a lot for your unprecedented love, members. 😊 Cheers. – Team Calcutta Instagrammers #kolkata #bengal #street #_soi #indiapictures #street #countryliving #lonelyplanetindia #winter #environment #photooftheday #durgapuja #pujo2020 #calcutta #rituals #portfolio #series #festivals #durgapujo #yourshotphotographer #Pujo #celebrations

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10. 25 Pally, Khidirpur.

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শুভ পঞ্চমী।। সবাই সুস্থ শরীরে পুজো কাটান।। . . Follow @heartofkolkata . . শারদীয়ার প্রীতি শুভেচ্ছা ও অভিনন্দন🙏 #instagrammer #instafood #instafashion #instagramer #pujo #durgapuja2020 #2020 #love #likesforlike #followｍe #happy #positivevibes #thoughtoftheday #kolkata #kolkatapujo #biggestfestival #kolkataphotographer #maa #madurga #pandemiclife #stayathome #virtualtour #lovekolkata #heartofkolkata

A post shared by ❤Kolkata love❤ (@heartofkolkata) on Oct 21, 2020 at 12:40am PDT

11.

Shubho Panchami. Stay safe everyone. Durga Durga. #DurgaPuja2020 pic.twitter.com/dBQop8G1VQ

— Ram Kamal । राम कमल (@Ramkamal) October 21, 2020

12.

The final touches. Kolkata, Behala.

Pic Courtesy: Sanatan Dindal (also the artist). #DurgaPuja2020 pic.twitter.com/gJazAow20M

— Somrita Ghosh (@Somrita_Ghosh) October 18, 2020

13.

#DurgaPuja2020
Maa Durga reimagined as Doctor fighting coronavirus in one of the pandals. The artisans hard work and labour can be seen in every form. pic.twitter.com/M2kJH5yaWn

— Manisha Sonthalia (@manishason) October 21, 2020

14.

First Look of Sovabazar Rajbari…#Kolkata #DurgaPuja2020 #DurgaPujo pic.twitter.com/125vgj36Cn

— Sunit Dhanuk (@IamSunitDhanuk) October 18, 2020

15.

Lake Shiv Mandir #DurgaPuja2020 pic.twitter.com/F5o2oJj1Mq

— Mohona || RCB ❤ (@extraaacheese) October 21, 2020

Aren’t all the idols jaw-dropping gorgeous? Here’s wishing everyone a happy and safe Durga Puja!

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