Kolkata Pandal

On Saturday, around 30 men brought out the idol that had drawn large crowds to one of the most artistic Durga Puja pandals this year in Kolkata. The pandal remains sealed for investigation.

दुर्गा पूजा पश्चिम बंगाल की सांस्कृतिक पहचान से जुड़ी हुई है. पत्रकार जयंत घोषाल बता रहे हैं कि उन्होंने पिछले छह दशक में बंगाल की दुर्गा पूजा में क्या क्या बदलाव देखेैं. और कैसे रही इस साल की दुर्गा पूजा.

Rajkummar Rao, Sourav Ganguly and producer Ankur Garg visited pandals at Maddox Square and Allen Park in Kolkata. The Maha Ashtami outing on October 19 began with prayers at the Ganguly family's Puja. Rao said he was delighted to be in Kolkata during the festival and spoke warmly about the city and its people, PTI reported.

Amid concerns over crowd management, police deployment and allegations of negligence against puja organisers following the tragedy, Kolkata Police issued an 11-point advisory for its personnel to prevent untoward incidents at major Durga Puja pandals.

Sitting beside an impressive Goddess Durga idol, Banerjee, overwhelmed, chanted a shloka in respect of the deity and cried.

Eyewitnesses said the loudspeaker announcement came just as pushing and shoving began at the pandal amid a sudden rain

Videos from Kolkata's Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal show panic after an announcement warned, "Pandal is collapsing", before a stampede killed 19 people and injured 25.

शनिवार शाम कोलकाता में दुर्गा पूजा पंडाल में मची भगदड़ में 19 लोगों की मौत हो गई. इस मामले में पुलिस ने आयोजन समिति से 7 लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया है. हालांकि टीएमसी का आरोप है कि सीएम के भतीजे, बीजेपी विधायक पर कार्रवाई नहीं हुई.

प्रशासन ने शहर के कई बड़े आयोजकों से अपने पंडालों को कुछ समय के लिए बंद करने को कहा है. खासकर उन पूजा आयोजको को जहां भारी भीड़ जुटती है.

Police had registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder over the stampede that broke out around 7:40 pm on Saturday amid heavy rain.

People inside the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal were hesitant to exit as it started raining, while those outside the entry gates grew impatient, videos show.

Women and children can be heard crying for help. Visitors are packed shoulder-to-shoulder inside a narrow, barricaded passage beneath a low roof. Some appear to brace themselves against the wall to avoid falling.

The stampede occurred around 7:40 pm near the pandal's exit gate as heavy rain and a large crowd created chaotic conditions. Eight of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.

हादसे से जुड़े वीडियो में वह लम्हा देखा जा सकता है, जब शनिवार शाम कोलकाता के एक दुर्गा पूजा पंडाल में भगदड़ मच गई. इस हादसे में 19 लोगों की मौत है.

The video showed the moment a stampede broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Saturday evening, leaving 19 people dead.

On Saturday, around 30 men brought out the idol that had drawn large crowds to one of the most artistic Durga Puja pandals this year in Kolkata. The pandal remains sealed for investigation.

दुर्गा पूजा पश्चिम बंगाल की सांस्कृतिक पहचान से जुड़ी हुई है. पत्रकार जयंत घोषाल बता रहे हैं कि उन्होंने पिछले छह दशक में बंगाल की दुर्गा पूजा में क्या क्या बदलाव देखेैं. और कैसे रही इस साल की दुर्गा पूजा.

Rajkummar Rao, Sourav Ganguly and producer Ankur Garg visited pandals at Maddox Square and Allen Park in Kolkata. The Maha Ashtami outing on October 19 began with prayers at the Ganguly family's Puja. Rao said he was delighted to be in Kolkata during the festival and spoke warmly about the city and its people, PTI reported.

Amid concerns over crowd management, police deployment and allegations of negligence against puja organisers following the tragedy, Kolkata Police issued an 11-point advisory for its personnel to prevent untoward incidents at major Durga Puja pandals.

Sitting beside an impressive Goddess Durga idol, Banerjee, overwhelmed, chanted a shloka in respect of the deity and cried.

Eyewitnesses said the loudspeaker announcement came just as pushing and shoving began at the pandal amid a sudden rain

Videos from Kolkata's Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal show panic after an announcement warned, "Pandal is collapsing", before a stampede killed 19 people and injured 25.

शनिवार शाम कोलकाता में दुर्गा पूजा पंडाल में मची भगदड़ में 19 लोगों की मौत हो गई. इस मामले में पुलिस ने आयोजन समिति से 7 लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया है. हालांकि टीएमसी का आरोप है कि सीएम के भतीजे, बीजेपी विधायक पर कार्रवाई नहीं हुई.

प्रशासन ने शहर के कई बड़े आयोजकों से अपने पंडालों को कुछ समय के लिए बंद करने को कहा है. खासकर उन पूजा आयोजको को जहां भारी भीड़ जुटती है.

Police had registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder over the stampede that broke out around 7:40 pm on Saturday amid heavy rain.

People inside the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal were hesitant to exit as it started raining, while those outside the entry gates grew impatient, videos show.

Women and children can be heard crying for help. Visitors are packed shoulder-to-shoulder inside a narrow, barricaded passage beneath a low roof. Some appear to brace themselves against the wall to avoid falling.

The stampede occurred around 7:40 pm near the pandal's exit gate as heavy rain and a large crowd created chaotic conditions. Eight of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.

हादसे से जुड़े वीडियो में वह लम्हा देखा जा सकता है, जब शनिवार शाम कोलकाता के एक दुर्गा पूजा पंडाल में भगदड़ मच गई. इस हादसे में 19 लोगों की मौत है.

The video showed the moment a stampede broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Saturday evening, leaving 19 people dead.