On completing the clay structure the figure is painted with white earth colour. Finally the whole statue is painted with pink or yellow earth colours. The last earth colour applied is the blood colour. The eyes are then painted and other detailing are done by the main artist. The idols of Durga are then varnished.
Hair made of jute is glued and then the idol is dressed and then ornamented.
It is the abode of Goddess Durga for the four days of Durga Puja. The mandaps were generally a extended hall of their residence. But today puja pandals are seen in numbers at every street corner. These pandals are built according to well made plans. Bamboo poles, planks of wood and meters of cloth are needed to construct such amazing mammoth structures.