Kolkata may host the most lavish Durga puja pandals in the country complete with elaborate decoration and dazzling illumination, but in Cuttack town of Orissa, the puja is popular for the extravagance in style reflected in gold and silver work.Lakhs of people visit the puja pandals organised by three main puja organisers who compete with each other to put gold crowns on the heads of the deities. It all started a few years back when the three organisers put up silver tableaux or 'Chandi Medha' in the pandals imparting a sparkling aura.Gold was first introduced by Choudhury Bazar puja committee, which made gold crowns for the deities in 2002 to coincide with its golden jubilee. Thereafter the three organisers are vying with each other to give the 'golden' touch to their worship of Durga.The budget for the Mangalabag Puja Committee this year is a whopping one crore rupees, the major chunk of which would be spent on making gold crowns. Not just the Durga idol, all the other deities that flank her will sport gold crowns this year including Ganesh, Kartik, Laxmi and Saraswati.