The Salt Lake BJ Block Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, designed as a replica of Gujarat's Somnath Temple, was illuminated on 13 October 2026 ahead of the Durga Puja festival. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Festive illuminations light up the Salt Lake BJ Block pandal in Kolkata, which replicates the architecture of the revered Somnath Temple in Gujarat, as Durga Puja 2026 preparations reach their peak. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The BJ Block puja pandal in Salt Lake, Kolkata draws its design from the iconic Somnath Temple of Gujarat, offering devotees a visual bridge between West Bengal and one of India's most sacred Jyotirlinga shrines ahead of Durga Puja 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
An idol of Goddess Durga takes centre stage inside the Salt Lake BJ Block pandal in Kolkata, set within a structure modelled on Gujarat's Somnath Temple, as the city prepares for Durga Puja 2026 on 13 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Multiple idols of Hindu deities are displayed at the Salt Lake BJ Block Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, which draws its architectural inspiration from the Somnath Temple in Gujarat, ahead of Durga Puja 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Artisans' craftsmanship is on display as idols of Hindu deities fill the interior of the BJ Block pandal in Salt Lake, Kolkata — a structure built to resemble Gujarat's Somnath Temple — ahead of Durga Puja 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The Salt Lake BJ Block committee in Kolkata has paid tribute to the Somnath Temple of Gujarat by replicating its iconic façade for Durga Puja 2026, with idols of Hindu deities arranged within the themed structure. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)