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Best Durga puja idol category: Ten puja committees were named as awardees in the best Durga puja idol category. The awards will be given away to deserving committees, including those from outside Kolkata, for best idol, best pandal, best illumination work, best concept and other categories. In a first in India, the West Bengal government on Wednesday named 75 puja committees in the state that will be awarded the Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman awards. Read More | Diet Food Myth: Eating walnuts may not lead to weight gain and obesityOther categories include best discovery, best theme song, best branding, best environment-friendly puja,best dhakeswari (using traditional drum - 'dhak' - topep up the frenzy). Best Pandal category: Nine puja pandals in the city, including Babu Bagan, Jodhpur Park Sarbojonin, Mohammed Ali Park, would be conferred the award..