Politician decrees Indian city of Kolkata will be painted blue and white

Some find the painting scheme in Kolkata dizzying.

Some find the painting scheme in Kolkata dizzying.

(Shashank Bengali / Los Angeles Times)

April 8, 2015 2:45 AM PT

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Drawing inspiration from her proletarian wardrobe of hand-woven white cotton saris with sky blue trim, Mamata Banerjee decreed that Kolkata be repainted in those colors.

Blue and white planters in Kolkata

Planters have been painted blue and white along a major street in Kolkata, India.

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Blue and white bus stop in Kolkata

Residents wait at a newly painted bus stop in Kolkata, india.

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Government headquarters

The 15-story temporary headquarters of the West Bengal state government in India has been repainted in blue and white under the orders of the state’s chief minster, Mamata Banerjee.

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Police checkpoint

A taxi matches the new color scheme at a police checkpoint near the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India.

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Blue and white in the streets

Taxi driver Akhil Yadhav steers his old yellow taxi through the newly painted blue and white streets of Kolkata, India.

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