The ongoing political turmoil in Darjeeling hills of West Bengal where an indefinite bandh has paralysed life for the past 57 days has also put Bengal’s biggest festival, Durga puja, into great uncertainty. With no road map for defusion of tension in sight, some community puja organisers in the hills have already decided to cancel the pujas. This community puja was once patronised by the families of Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore. Read: Darjeeling unrest: 50 days on, no end to protest demanding GorkhalandThe fate of the oldest puja organised at Nripendra Narayan Bengal Hindu Hall (NNBHH), Darjeeling is uncertain. Read: Darjeeling unrest: Mamata Banerjee’s stand will fuel Gorkhaland demandThe idols were carried by Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in a toy train for immersion.

Source: Hindustan Times August 10, 2017 06:56 UTC