Devi Durga to click photos, LGBT people draw graffiti in
From Goddess Durga clicking a photograph of a visitor with an AI smart camera in one puja marquee, to drawing of traditional 'alpana' before the idol by gender minorities in another - Durga pujas in Kolkata have everything on offer.
The AI (Artificial Intelligence) smart camera has been placed inside the third eye of the Durga idol in a north Kolkata community puja and the device will click the photo of a person who will stand before the deity with his or her hands folded.
The #MaaClicks theme is this year's attraction at the puja of Hatibagan Sarbojonin. The concept is being executed in association with the online edition of a popular Bengali daily.
"After the image is captured, it can be seen on a digital screen in front of the devotee along with a QR code. If the person scans the QR code, the photograph will be automatically shared on his/her Facebook Timeline," a spokesperson of the daily said.
The camera placed inside the eye is programmed to detect the human ...