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Top 5 Durga Pujas in Siliguri: From Toy Trains to Child Loneliness
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News18•16-10-2026, 08:00
Top 5 Durga Pujas in Siliguri: From Toy Trains to Child Loneliness
- •Mitra Sammilani is celebrating its centenary year with a nostalgic theme featuring the historic toy train on Hill Cart Road.
- •Rabindra Sangha's 74th-year theme "Aami" highlights the mental turmoil and loneliness of children following parental divorce.
- •Collegepara Puja Committee has marked its 76th year with an innovative concept themed around "Kathakali".
- •Nabodoy Sangha focuses on crucial social issues like hunger and human struggle for existence with its theme "Khudarto".
- •Swastika Yubak Sangha portrays modern society's excessive reliance on technology through its theme "Namajantra".
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Mitra Sammilani is celebrating its 100th year by blending traditional rituals with nostalgia for old Siliguri, featuring the theme "Galpe Galpe Sei Sakalvela, Hill Carte Toytrain" which portrays historical elements like the Hill Cart Road toy train, old shops, and bullock carts.
Rabindra Sangha's 74th Durga Puja features the theme "Aami" (I), which focuses on a child's mental turmoil, loneliness, and life adversities following parental divorce to highlight crucial psychological challenges within society.
Swastika Yubak Sangha's 69th-year Puja theme is "Namajantra" (Machine-dependence), which portrays contemporary societal lifestyles and the growing human reliance on technology and machines.
