Devotees can now have darshan of Durga idols, puspanjali offerings and take a tour of pandals of Dhanbad, albeit virtually.
People can watch the Durga Puja and get a feel of the festivities on their mobile phones and also by logging in to the website - www.Puja.Dhanbadonline.Com for three days beginning today, said Nawneet Naman, director of a web designing company, which has developed the website.
"The devotees have to just download the application 'Durgotsava' from the Google Play-store on their mobile phones and enjoy the Pujas," he said.
"The website will be connected to CCTV cameras installed in the pandals and will beam live footage of the darshan and other activities from Mahashaptami.
"It will give happiness to the physically-challenged and elderly persons and will also give a feeling of being at Dhanbad during the Puja days for those who stay outside, but belong to this city," said Naman.
The online service would be available round-the-clock as CCTVs have been installed at important Puja pandals of the coal city and other famous locations of the district. Altogether, 425 Durga Puja pandals have been set up in the coal belt this year.
Naman said special focus has been given on wide coverage of the 'Pushpanjali' offerings to the Goddess in the mornings and the 'Maha Aarti' in the evenings.
One could watch live cast from pandals like Steel Gate, Durga Mandir, Hari Mandir, Manaitand, Tetunpalla, DAV School, Municipal Corporation, Bhuli, Katras, Shakti Mandir and others where Durga Pujas are celebrated for over a hundred years, he added.
