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Kolkata bakery makes 25-kg 'chocolate Durga'; to distribute it among poor children

 Kolkata, October 15 A leading bakery chain in Kolkata has made a 25-kg ‘chocolate Durga’, which will be ‘immersed’ in milk after Bijoya Dashami on Friday and the milkshake will be distributed among underprivileged children. The handcrafted 4-foot-high Goddess Durga...
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 Kolkata, October 15

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A leading bakery chain in Kolkata has made a 25-kg ‘chocolate Durga’, which will be ‘immersed’ in milk after Bijoya Dashami on Friday and the milkshake will be distributed among underprivileged children.

The handcrafted 4-foot-high Goddess Durga idol made of Belgian chocolate evoked tremendous curiosity among revellers who thronged its iconic original outlet on Park Street in large numbers during the puja days, a spokesperson of the bakery said.

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It took chef Vikas Kumar and his team over a week to construct the idol after extensive research and visits to clay-modellers’ hub Kumartuli in north Kolkata, he said.

The team used cocoa butter to give a solid base to the texture to prevent cracks from appearing and also to give an earthy look to the idol, the spokesperson said.

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“After Bijoya Dashami, the idol will be immersed in a large milk container and the resultant milkshake will be distributed among poor children in central Kolkata. The initiative was the bakery’s tribute to West Bengal’s biggest festival,” he added. PTI

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