Giant LED screens have been installed across Kolkata to allow the public to witness live Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony at the Vatican on early Sunday morning. The largest, at 600 ft, has been set up at Rajarhat New Town here.
The upcoming satellite township, which lies between Kolkata and the city airport in its eastern fringes, will continuously air the ceremony and snippets related to Mother Teresa from around the world.
The gigantic screen has been set up under the aegis of the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporations (HIDCO), the state's nodal agency for housing, which came up with Mother Teresa's wax museum a couple of years ago.
HIDCO chairman Debashis Sen said they have already successfully conducted trials runs of the 600-ft screen. "We're also planning to sell statuettes of Mother Teresa as souvenirs in the wax museum," he said.
From Saturday evening, HIDCO has been presenting slideshows on Mother Teresa's life and work at three locations in the satellite township, Sen said. Besides the state government, private entities are also doing their bit.
Vivek, a city-based NGO, has set up a number of giant screens across the city. "Our largest screen, eight feet by six feet, will be at the Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata. It is hardly a few metres from Mother Teresa's first orphanage in Kolkata, where we will screen the ceremony live. The telecast will be repeated throughout the day. If possible, we'll keep the screen at Hazra Crossing through the week to rerun the canonisation ceremony," said Kartik Ghosh, the NGO's chief patron.
The upcoming satellite township, which lies between Kolkata and the city airport in its eastern fringes, will continuously air the ceremony and snippets related to Mother Teresa from around the world.
The gigantic screen has been set up under the aegis of the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporations (HIDCO), the state's nodal agency for housing, which came up with Mother Teresa's wax museum a couple of years ago.
HIDCO chairman Debashis Sen said they have already successfully conducted trials runs of the 600-ft screen. "We're also planning to sell statuettes of Mother Teresa as souvenirs in the wax museum," he said.
From Saturday evening, HIDCO has been presenting slideshows on Mother Teresa's life and work at three locations in the satellite township, Sen said. Besides the state government, private entities are also doing their bit.
Vivek, a city-based NGO, has set up a number of giant screens across the city. "Our largest screen, eight feet by six feet, will be at the Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata. It is hardly a few metres from Mother Teresa's first orphanage in Kolkata, where we will screen the ceremony live. The telecast will be repeated throughout the day. If possible, we'll keep the screen at Hazra Crossing through the week to rerun the canonisation ceremony," said Kartik Ghosh, the NGO's chief patron.
Giant LED screens have been installed across Kolkata to allow the public to witness live Mother Teresa’s canonisation ceremony at the Vatican on early Sunday morning. The largest, at 600 ft, has been set up at Rajarhat New Town here.
The upcoming satellite township, which lies between Kolkata and the city airport in its eastern fringes, will continuously air the ceremony and snippets related to Mother Teresa from around the world.
The gigantic screen has been set up under the aegis of the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporations (HIDCO), the state’s nodal agency for housing, which came up with Mother Teresa’s wax museum a couple of years ago.
HIDCO chairman Debashis Sen said they have already successfully conducted trials runs of the 600-ft screen. "We’re also planning to sell statuettes of Mother Teresa as souvenirs in the wax museum,” he said.
From Saturday evening, HIDCO has been presenting slideshows on Mother Teresa’s life and work at three locations in the satellite township, Sen said. Besides the state government, private entities are also doing their bit.
Vivek, a city-based NGO, has set up a number of giant screens across the city. "Our largest screen, eight feet by six feet, will be at the Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata. It is hardly a few metres from Mother Teresa’s first orphanage in Kolkata, where we will screen the ceremony live. The telecast will be repeated throughout the day. If possible, we’ll keep the screen at Hazra Crossing through the week to rerun the canonisation ceremony,” said Kartik Ghosh, the NGO’s chief patron.
The upcoming satellite township, which lies between Kolkata and the city airport in its eastern fringes, will continuously air the ceremony and snippets related to Mother Teresa from around the world.
The gigantic screen has been set up under the aegis of the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporations (HIDCO), the state’s nodal agency for housing, which came up with Mother Teresa’s wax museum a couple of years ago.
HIDCO chairman Debashis Sen said they have already successfully conducted trials runs of the 600-ft screen. "We’re also planning to sell statuettes of Mother Teresa as souvenirs in the wax museum,” he said.
From Saturday evening, HIDCO has been presenting slideshows on Mother Teresa’s life and work at three locations in the satellite township, Sen said. Besides the state government, private entities are also doing their bit.
Vivek, a city-based NGO, has set up a number of giant screens across the city. "Our largest screen, eight feet by six feet, will be at the Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata. It is hardly a few metres from Mother Teresa’s first orphanage in Kolkata, where we will screen the ceremony live. The telecast will be repeated throughout the day. If possible, we’ll keep the screen at Hazra Crossing through the week to rerun the canonisation ceremony,” said Kartik Ghosh, the NGO’s chief patron.