Singhi Park Sarbojonin

Like every year this year also Singhi Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee is pleased to celebrate the biggest festival of the Bengalis—“Durga Puja” with the same grandeur and extravaganza. At a time when theme pujas are ruling the roost, Singhi park has believed to stick to the tradition during the 69^th year celebration and present a piece of India in their effort to show India’s Unity in Diversity.

An insight into this year’s Pandal, Idol & Illumination is given below :-

PANDAL

Singhi Park is making a replica of the Golden Temple of Amritsar as a salute to the architectural magnificence of the temple and its display of opulence.
The Pandal is being constructed by M/S. DIPTI DECORATORS of Contai, Midnapur. The intricate design work is the brain child of famous designer & artist Sri Sutanu Maity of Contai. As always, these art works in plywood base will be one of the main attractions of this year's Puja. The choice of the materials has been made keeping in view the recyclable property of each. Singhi Park resolves to fight for Climate Change and we believe that these gestures, though very small in the larger picture, will educate people and bring about a positive mandate against use of artificial carbon emitting pollutants that puts in risk the very existence of human race.

IDOL

Like previous years, award winning artist Sri Mohon Banshi Rudra Pal will be giving his blessed touch to our idol.
In Kolkata, the icon-artisans mostly dwell in Kumartuli, in North Kolkata, though many of them have now moved to the Ultadanga area or in other parts of the metropolis. The more popular among them are Mohan Banshi Rudra Pal and his younger son Pradip Rudra Pal, who are still reigning figures of Kumartuli and despite the threats from the so called ‘theme artists’, they are persuaded by the committee, who admire the old school, to stick to the traditional "Matri Murti" . It has been our tradition to worship "Matri Murti" only, being one of the most authentic Puja organizers of Kolkata. In line with our tradition, we shall not make any experiment with the art form of Maa Durga, as is being done by some theme based prize winning Puja organizers.

The idols take months of tough labour to take the final shape from hay and clay and the preparation starts right from April or earlier. The artists usually have to hire assistants who mostly come from Krishnanagar and Shantipur of Nadia. The gorgeous & intricate design work adorning the idol this year collectively promises to be a visual b

LIGHTING

Lighting has always been a special attraction in Singhi Park. Keeping in mind the need for growing awareness of environmental preservation, the committee has kept its theme as the national flower of India, Ukraine and England. The lighting will be done by Pintu Chatterjee from Chandanagore. Besides this the kids will love the huge Gorilla that will move around. The electrical main gate will be in the form of Nagordola with mechanical movement. Singhi Park will be using LED lamps as usual for this decorative lighting.

As described earlier, Singhi Park Durga Puja Committee has resolved to address the issue of global warming in a serious way. The preponderance of future growth in global greenhouse gas emissions will take place in developing countries such as China and India, which is why stopping global warming must be a truly global effort. As a precaution against global warming caused from gas bulbs, this year we are using L.E.D. lamps in a bigger way in our illumination project. A LED ( Light Emitting Diode ) lamp ( also called LED bar or Illuminator ) is a type of solid state lighting ( SSL ) that uses light-emitting diodes ( LEDs ) as the source of light. Unlike fluorescent lamps , LEDs contain no hazardous mercury or halogen gases, thus arresting greenhouse gas emissions.