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Eden Gardens in Kolkata is all set to unveil a new addition to their premises. One of the walls of the iconic stadium is getting a make-over — a wall art, which is about four-storeys tall on one side, before the first India-Sri Lanka Test Match. (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
The wall art that is being painted by over 25 students of Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, is part of the beautification project undertaken by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
The wall art tries to capture the mood and sentiments of the spectators coming to the stadium to witness the game. Along with the iconic elements of Kolkata, like the Victoria Memorial and the yellow taxis, the artists have tried to capture the mood of cricket buffs. (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
"Our basic idea was to capture the feeling — the awe and excitement people feel when for the first time they see in the historic field," said Sayan Mukherjee, one of the artists responsible for the work. (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
"As children, when we walked in for the first time here in the stands, we felt like it was a magic, a transformation and through this work, we wanted to highlight that," he added. (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
There are paintings of many cricketers as well on the wall celebrating their ton at the stadium. (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
The meticulous work of painting the high wall beside the main entrance that holds the photos of Kapil Dev, Saurav Ganguly, Jhulan Goswami among others, started on Tuesday (October 31) last week and will be done in the next two or three days. (Source: Express Photo by Partha Paul)
