Chaltabagan Lohapatty puja

In my young days the only pujas in the north that drew us from the south of the city used to be those of Vivekananda Sporting Club and Simla Byam Samity, both in Maniktala. Of course we would also see Bagbazar Sarbojanin, and if mood permitted, the pujas at Ahiritola and Kumartuli.

Now, the only puja in Maniktala area that I like is at Chaltabagan Lohapatty. This year too is not an exception. The fact that it makes good use of limited space it has on the footpath of Rammohan Sarani speaks a lot about the organiser’s ability. The pandal here is in the form an old-fashioned bojra or country-ship in which Maa Durga sets sail in all majesty.