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Indian tea-seller Patra has painted house in Argentina's colors
His tea stall is now a landmark in the neighborhood
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In the cricket-obsessed country of India, who would expect to find a shrine to footballer Lionel Messi?
Shib Sankar Patra, a tea-seller in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, is a devout supporter of the Argentine football team. He has painted his entire three-storey house in the colors of the country’s flag. Posters of Messi paper the walls of his home.
In 2009 Patra painted his home blue and white ahead of Messi's visit to India.
Courtesy Neha Patra
Patra’s passion for football matches the history of his hometown, which hosts one of Asia’s oldest football clubs, Mohun Bagan.
His love for Argentina goes back to 1986, when football superstar Maradona captained the team. About two decades later, Patra was so enchanted by Messi’s skills that he decided to paint his home blue and white ahead of the superstar’s 2009 visit to India.
Ever since then, Patra has been painting his home in the same colors before the World Cup season begins.
Inside his home, posters of Messi paper the walls of Patra's home.
Neha Patra
Patra, 52, has been selling tea for the last 30 years. The tea stall is now a landmark in the neighborhood and is known as the “Argentina dokan” – the Argentina tea shop. With the TV set on the sports channel, his customers watch and discuss football with tea and snacks.
This year, Patra was planning to go to Russia to see the FIFA World Cup, but fell short of money. He had saved about Rs 70,000 ($1000) but was told that his trip would cost around Rs 150,000 ($2,200).
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