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Kajol and family celebrate 70th year of north Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja

<p>The goddess all set to arrive on holy boat at Tulip star from - To seek blessings Kajol, Tanishaa Mukherjee and Tanuja along with members Debu Mukherjee and Shrabani Mukherjee with the artisans</p>

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With Kajol, Tanisha Mukherjee, Tanuja Mukherjee, Debu Mukherjee, Sharbani Mukherji, Krishna Mukherjee and others this year north Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti 2017 one of the oldest & biggest Durga puja founded by Padmashri Sasadhar Mukerji and Shrimati is celebrating its 70th year. The tradition continuing from generation to generation of making this puja a "gharua puja" (family puja) where all are welcome. the idol of maa Durga is being sculpted by shri. Amit pal and his team of artisans from Kolkata who have been tirelessly working hard from last two months. this year our idol is 17 ft tall. the materials for making the murti have specially been brought from kolkata- straw(khor), wood, bamboo, nails, shulki(rope made from jute), Ganga maati (clay from the banks of river Ganges), bele maati(sands from the river ganges), cloth, particles of chalk for the white colour mixed with other colours, sarees, jewellery, false hair and varnish is used.

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