This app will be your best guide to Kolkata during Durga Puja

Are you planning to head to Kolkata for Durga Puja? Then you must download Sharadotsav, a new app by Bengal Tourism which will be your guide to the best pandals in and around town. 

The app has four primary sections 'Puja in Map', 'Nearby Pujas', 'Zone-wise Puja' and 'Emergency Contacts'.  Puja in Map section will show you your nearest pandals. Nearby pujas will show you the result within 5 km radius. While emergency contacts will list out fire stations, hospitals, blood banks, the metro rail and police stations.

The app will also feature information on each day of the Pujo. It is available only on Android

This app will be your best guide to Kolkata during Durga Puja
An idol at the pandal. Photo: Getty Images

This year the pandals offer a medley of cinema, sensitization, and emotion. Walk through the palace of Mahishmati, the ancient kingdom portrayed in "Bahubali 2"; let specialists answer your queries on IVF, or learn about the life and work of the Kumartuli potters, whose creations - the famed clay Durga idols - symbolise the very spirit of eastern India's biggest carnival of piety, fun, food, and fiesta.

From goddess Durga draped in traditional Nepali attire for the grand celebration of Dasain, to the resplendent White Temple of Thailand to glimpses of London and the US - Durga Puja in West Bengal is not only a showcase of the state's artistic heritage but has also evolved into a platform of its cross-cultural and trans-boundary influences.

This app will be your best guide to Kolkata during Durga Puja
The artisans putting on the final touches to the idol at Kumartuli. Photo: Getty Images

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(With inputs from IANS)

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