Dumdumpark Yubak Brinda

Artist: Debotosh Kar

This magnificent pandal is a tribute to the lesser known art of Kirigamy. Kirigamy, involves cutting, dyeing and pasting paper cuts for creating the colorful paper honeycomb in this specific case. The entrance, subtly influenced by Van Gogh's landscapes, welcomes you with paper sunflowers under a blue sky leading to a circular chamber whose walls are decorated with panels depicting scenes from the life of Lord Krishna and various children's fables. The complete inner dome decoration, including the accessorizing of the Goddess, is done in Kirigamy paper also known as 'kami'. The outer decoration is made of colorful 'fryums'(colored flour chips) to create a huge honey comb. The kami paper used in this pandal is commonly used in making kites and a Bengali will relate to it as the household decorative piece used in Saraswati puja.

Bandhusree

Artist: Bhabatosh Sutar

The 'Milan' of 'epar and opar bangla' i.e. West Bengal and Bangladesh is the theme of the pandal. The famous and most common Bangladesh cycle rickshaw standing tall at 26 feet and made up of iron rods and fibre glass is the key attraction at the pandal. 65 colourful hand-pulled Indian rickshaws form the boundaries of the pandal with hundreds of cycle bells placed at the entry wall. The Rickshaw has been given wings on either sides to show an upliftment of the community of cycle rickshaw drivers and also to establish a bond between Bangladesh and West Bengal.