With mantras in Braille, textured facade of Durga, a special pandal in south Kolkata

Kolkata | Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

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At the pandal in south Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul) At the pandal in south Kolkata. The organisers said they spoke to around 50 visually-impaired students to get their inputs while conceptualising the pandal. (Express photo by Partha Paul)At Ballyugunge in south Kolkata, a tactile path leads to a puja pandal that has a huge façade of Durga’s face made using 22,000 screws and Braille panels inscribed with mantras along the interior walls. The experiences narrated by the students have been made into a special audio presentation, which is being played at the pandal..