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Cuttack's Durga Puja Shines With Silver And Green Initiatives

This year’s blend of tradition, innovation, and social conscience ensures that the festival continues to embody the city’s spirit, writes Pradip Das.

Cuttack: Cuttack, Odisha’s millennium city, is once again basking in the festive spirit with the onset of the Durga Puja, which heralds the advent of the goddess. The city is dazzling with a wide array of lights as more than 176 pandals transformed it into a spectacle of lights, artistry, and devotion.

Known across the country for its distinctive Chandi Medha tradition — silver filigree backdrops adorning the goddess — this year’s puja blends age-old heritage with fresh innovations and a touch of social responsibility.

The highlight of 2025 is the

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