User:Arnabdg

74 Palli Durgotsav is one of the older Durga Puja celebrations in the city of Kolkata. Inspired by some neighbourhood residents, it started very humbly in 1954. Initially the puja was financed by donations from the local residents. Towards the end of the 70's, the sources of finance and the magnitude of the puja celebration started changing. Corporates, businesses started financing the puja. Involvement of some industry professionals also aided in making 74 PAlli one of the better known Durga Puja Celebrations in Kolkata. Till the early 2000, 74 Palii used to observe Durga Puja in the traditional style. Moving with time, the club has adopting 'themes' in their puja celebrations at present. They have created replicas of an old Zamindar bari, a temple in Nepal, represented Rabindra Nath Tagore's art works in their puja Mandaps.