Kolkata, Sep 28 (PTI) Altogether 113 community Durga pujas in Kolkata got the West Bengal government-instituted award in recognition of their unique aesthetic and artistic appeal in different categories, an official statement said on Sunday.

The state government has been conferring ‘Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman’ since 2013.

While 24 puja committees were clubbed in the ‘Serar Sera’ (best of the best) category, 26 others received the ‘special prize’.

In the ‘Sera Sabeki Puja’ (best traditional puja) category, twelve committees, including College Square, Simla Byayam Samity, Bagbazar Sarbojonin, Singhi Park, Ekdalia Evergreen, Mudiali Club, Samajsevi Sangha, Shiv Mandir Sarbojonin and Singhi Park, featured, the government statement said.

In the ‘Serar Sera’ (best of the best) section, Suruc

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