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A transformed Durga Puja: Durga Puja sites this year have presented shocking visuals to pandal-hoppers. Pandals in West Bengal have been set up in a manner that allows visitors to see the idol while respecting Kolkata HC order banning pandal entry for visitors due to the pandemic. The artwork and extensive decoration within pandals is something that visitors miss witnessing this time. Visitors, however, are happy that restrictions have been put in place. Roads leading to pandals are not choked by traffic and there are no queues around them, either. Policemen sit outside in groups to ensure Covid norms are