Kolkata: Housing complexes across Kolkata turned their premises into Chhath ghats on Sunday, bringing the festival’s rituals and community spirit closer to home. From makeshift ponds and decorated swimming pools to illuminated towers and flower-bedecked pathways, residents gathered in large numbers to offer ‘arghya’ to the setting sun.At South City, the residents’ welfare association imposed a ban on firecrackers. The move comes against the backdrop of a confrontation during Kali Puja, when police and residents had a face-off following complaints of widespread bursting of non-green crackers. “Around 25-30 families perform the rituals, and we decorated the water body for them,” said Manoj Gupta, a senior RWA member.At Silver Spring on EM Bypass, residents gathered around the water body between 4.30pm and 6pm to offer prayers. The association also urged devotees to ensure that the premises remained clean after the rituals. “Residents brought their offerings for Chhathi Maiya and took them back home after the puja,” said Ashok Baid of Silver Spring.At Sunrise Tower in Beleghata, the stretch from the entrance to the swimming pool was decorated with flowers and lights. Residents from different communities participated in the celebrations. “A few children burst some green crackers, but they stopped when asked to follow the norms,” said Pramod Pansari, RWA board member.At Purti Flowers in Maheshtala, residents created a water body and made arrangements for the disposal of puja waste. “Once the celebrations were over, the residents cleaned the premises,” said Jagdish Sadhwani, RWA President. Indranil Acharya, an RWA member of South Winds Housing Complex on Southern Bypass, said arrangements for 150 devotees, decorating its water body and providing chowkis and inflatables.
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