Now Puja Pandals prefer traditional Durga idols
After two decades of experimenting with ideas and themes, Durga Puja is returning to its traditional roots. Artisans crafting idols at Kumartuli said 90% of idols this year followed the tradition style, marking a return of the features and colour schemes that dominated pujas till the early 1990s. Thereafter, the theme bug bit organizers who demanded innovations in the idols as well. source: Times of India
After two decades of experimenting with ideas and themes, Durga Puja is returning to its traditional roots. Artisans crafting idols at Kumartuli said 90% of idols this year followed the tradition style, marking a return of the features and colour schemes that dominated pujas till the early 1990s. Thereafter, the theme bug bit organizers who demanded innovations in the idols as well. source: Times of India