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Bahubali-themed Durga pandal recreates Mahismati Kingdom

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The Durga Puja pandal at Sreebhumi is a major attraction for pandal-hoppers this year. This year Sreebhumi Sporting club in Kolkata has decorated their pandal in the theme of Bahubali. The palace of Mahishmati, the ancient kingdom portrayed in the Bahubali series, has been recreated by the club. With Bahubali 2 being a blockbuster hit, the puja organisers hope their theme will attract large number of pandal hoppers.     Picture source: The Indian Express The pandal has a massive gate where an elephant stands a top pedestals with its trunk raised. Climbing up its head along the trunk will be Amarendra Bahubali, as seen in the sequel's posters and the opening sequence. While the elephant will be in LED, the Bahubali figure will be of fibre.  Visitors will make their way through the feet of the elephant. Eight more Bahubali-themed light pillars will guide them to the pandal. Paul has chosen four scenes that he wants to portray-Sivagami raising newborn  Mahendra...