India, Oct. 26 -- A pair of doves waiting for their four eggs to hatch have found saviours in members of the Sukanta Nagar Smriti Sangha Durgatsav Committee in the centuries-old town of Chinsurah in Bengal's Hooghly district.

Durga Puja ran from October 16 to October 21, with Mahalaya observed earlier on October 10.

For the spotted doves of the species Spilopelia chinensis, the most common in West Bengal, the Durga Puja pandal has become home, the organisers said.

The committee members, many of whom are professional artisans working as carpenters or masons, helped erect a huge pandal modelled on the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh. The theme not only drew thousands of visitors but also helped the committee win a few prizes....