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  • August 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi artist prepares a clay idol of Hindu deity Durga at a workshop ahead of Durga puja festival in Dhaka , Bangladesh on August 18, 2017. The annal five day Hindu festival begins on September 26 , 2017 and worship  the goddess Durga , who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu Mythology. (Credit Image: © Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 15, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Nag Panchami puja performed by the Hindus is dedicated to snake worship. Lord Vishnu reclines on snake bed, Lord Shiva has snakes coiled around his body, Goddess Parvati, Subrahmanya and Ganesha are all shown to wear snakes. Therefore snakes have all the way enjoyed a great importance in Hinduism. In fact a cobra is considered as the very form of Goddess Parvati in South India. Nag Panchami puja is observed on Shuklapksha Panchami (the fifth day of the waxing phase of moon) in the month of Savan (July – August)..On the day of Nag Panchami, people do not prepare any fried items. Only boiled and steamed foods are prepared even for the puja. The farmers do not till the land in order to avoid any possible harm to snakes. Some people observe fasting on this day and take food only in the evening..Nag Panchami is a very important observance in Hinduism believed to bestow good health and long life upon the husbands and clear all the Nag dosh families might have. The afflictions due to the position of Rahu and Ketu in the horoscopes are removed and the candidates observing the puja are blessed with prosperity, happiness and wealth. People also get relieved of dreadful dreams with snakes and also the fear of snakes in general. Snakes are considered the friends of farmers since they prey on the rats that devour the crops. Therefore this puja also has an environmental dimension. (Credit Image: © Moniruzzaman Sazal/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 5, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Labor busy to decorates Durga Puja Pandal or temporary platform with jute product to promote Jute Industry ahead of Durga Puja Festival. The annual five days festival begins on October 15 and worship Goddess Durga who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology..Labor busy to decorates Durga Puja Pandal or temporary platform with jute product to promote Jute Industry ahead of Durga Puja Festival. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Portrait of Nepalese young girl impersonate as a Kumari or living Goddess participate during celebration of Kumari puja at Basantapur Durbar Square, Katmandu, Nepal on Monday, September 04, 2017. Altogether 108 young girls under the age of nine gathered for the Kumari puja, a tradition of worshiping, which believes doing puja save small girls from diseases and bad luck in future. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 26, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - FBB Big Bazaar lunches their ''Puja Collection'' dresses ahead of Durga Puja festival at Lake Mall Big Bazaar store on August 26, 2017 in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 4, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - A cyclist cross the half finished Durga idol covered and kept beside the road for delivery at Kumartulli ahead of Durga Puja festival. Artisan busy to finishes Durga Idol at Kumartulli ahead of Durga Puja festival. The annual five days festival begins on October 15 and worship Goddess Durga who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 5, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (in front) inaugurated Sree Bhumi Sporting Durga Puja Pandal or makeshift platform ahead of Durga Puja Festival. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A little girl dressed up as Living Goddess Kumari attends Kumari Puja procession organized during the celebration of Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu,Nepal. Hundreds of small girls aged less than nine participated in Kumari Puja or girls mass worship ceremony. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 1, 2018 - Guwahati, India - Workers busy making a 72 feet height Puja Pandal in the theme of Bharat Mata at Bishnupur of Guwahati, Assam, India on Monday, October 1, 2018. Durga Puja is just round the corner and Guwahati is all decked up for the celebrations. Every year, the city brings out with some innovative Pandal themes. (Credit Image: © David Talukdar/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press)
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  • September 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A young Nepalese girl impersonating a Kumari or living Goddess as she participates during a celebration of Kumari Puja at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. Altogether,108 young girls under the age of nine gathered for the Kumari Puja, a tradition of worshiping, which they believe saves young girls from diseases and bad luck in future. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 10, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee address during the inauguration Ekdalia Evergreen Club Durga Puja festival. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Ekdalia Evergreen Club Durga Puja festival pandal or temporary platform. The annual five days festival begins on October 15 and worship Goddess Durga who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 8, 2017 - Wat Asokaram Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand - Thai Buddhist hold candles and incense they perform during a ceremony marking Asalha Puja Day in Wat Asokaram Samut Prakan, Thailand, 8 July 2017.  Asalha Puja brings together Buddhists for the Merit Making ceremony that starts with Monks chanting and then is followed by lighting candles and incense sticks and making three rounds around the temple before offering the candle, incense and flowers to Lord Buddha. (Credit Image: © Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 4, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - A grand carnival of more than 60 Durga Puja committees  has been organised today (3rd October 2017) on Red Road. This Grand carnival, initiated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last year. (Credit Image: © Suvrajit Dutta/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 5, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - India Hindu devotees worship young girls as Kumari on the occasion of Basanti Puja or Navratri festival at Adyapith near Kolkata. Kumari, is the tradition of worshipping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or Devi in Hindu religious traditions. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 3, 2018 - Guwahati, Assam, India - An artist busy is making a clay made idol at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja in Guwahati, Assam, India on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. (Credit Image: © David Talukdar/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press)
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  • October 14, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi clay artist works on an unfinished idol hand ahead of the Kali Puja festival in Dhaka. (Credit Image: © Md. Mehedi Hasan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 5, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - An artist works on a clay idol of Hindu goddess at a Temple in Dhaka. Bangladeshi artist spends busy time to preparing for the upcoming Durga Puja Festival, the biggest festival for Bengali Hindus. (Credit Image: © Md. Mehedi Hasan via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 11, 2017 - Bhubaneswar, India - A traditional image maker or artist is busy to polish a clay portraits of goddess Durga ahead of the Durga puja festival in the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, on September 11, 2017. (Credit Image: © Str/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 9, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - An Artist gives final touch to the Pally Unnayan Samity a community puja pandal or temporary platform themed traditional Bengali clay house ahead of Durga Puja Festival. The annual five days festival begins on October 15 and worship Goddess Durga who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 10, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - People hold umbrella and cross the street to protect them from rain due to cyclone Title as the street decorated with lights ahead of Durga Puja festival. Rain is started due cyclone Title over Bay of Bengal as the streets are decorated with lights ahead of Durga Puja festival. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 8, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bnegal, India - A Durga Puja pandal or temporary platform of a community puja was decorated with the theme on violence against women in society. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 14, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Hindu devotees perform rituals at holy pole during the Charak Puja festival. Bengali observes Charak Puja on the last day of Bengali calendar popularly known as Chaitra Sankranti in Rajgarha  village 50km south from state capital Kolkata. Hindu devotees offer rituals in believe that celebrations leads to prosperity in the coming year. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 8, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Hindu devotees gather at the bank of river Ganges to perform rituals to pay homage to their ancestors on the occasion of Mahalaya. Hindu prays an take holy dip in river Ganges to offer homage to their ancestors as they take part in Tarpan a Hindu rituals on the occasion of Mahalaya ahead of Durga Puja Festival. Bengali Hindu observe Mahalaya the last day of Pitri Pakhsha (fortnight if the fore fathers) by paying homage to ancestor in banks of river Ganges. Bengali all over the world will be marking the festival Durga Puja representing the victory of good over evil and the celebration of female power from October 15. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 8, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Artist create street graffiti dedicates to the rights of sex workers in a community Durga Puja pandal or temporary platfrom. The annual five days festival begins on October 15 and worship Goddess Durga who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 14, 2017 - Kolkata - Indian Hindu devotee pierced with iron rod during the Gajan festival in Burdwan district of West Bengal, India on Friday , 14th April , 2017.Gajan is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is associated with such deities as Shiva, Neel and Dharmathakur. Gajan spans around a week, starting at the last week of Chaitro continuing till the end of the Bengali year. It ends with Charak Puja. Participants of this festival is known as Sannyasi or Bhokta. The central theme of this festival is deriving satisfaction through  devotion and sacrifice. (Credit Image: © Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • November 3, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - The Lighting Decoration Kolkata street for the coming Deepawali Festival ,Deepawali on November 03,2018 in Kolkata,India. (Credit Image: © Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 1, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Children inspect the flower pot firecracker at temporary bazi bazaar or firecracker market ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali Festival. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 6, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Shubroto Mridha (26), an artist works on a clay idol at a workshop ahead of Durga at Ramna Kali Mandir. (Credit Image: © MD Mehedi Hasan/ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 5, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Artisan busy to decorates interiors of pandal or temporary platforms ahead of Durga Puja festival. The annual five days festival begins on October 15 and worship Goddess Durga who symbolized power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 21, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Nepalese Devotees crossing Bagmati river after offering religious puja during the celebration of Kuse Aunsi or Father's Day at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, August 21, 2017. On the day of the new moon, families also pay their respects to their deceased fathers. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi artists work on clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi artists work on clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 23, 2016 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi artist works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga in preparation for the upcoming Hindu religious festival Durga Puja in Old, Bangladesh, September 23, 2016. Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. The annual five-day Hindu festival worships the goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 3, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Indian Model Urmi traditional dress  pose hindu  god devi durga  during Hindu God Devi Durga Idol at the artisan's village of Kumartoli in Kolkata on October 04,2018,India.Durga Puja, the annual Hindu festival that involves worship of the goddess Durga who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in hindu mythology, culminates in the immersion of idols in water bodies. (Credit Image: © Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press)
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  • October 3, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Durga Idols during the Red road carnival in Kolkata.  West Bengal government organized Red Road carnival to show case award winning Durga idol of this year before immersion on October 3, 2017 in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 9, 2018 - Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India - Hindu people are carrying the idol of Devi Durga over River Ganges on the starting of Devi Paksha / Navratri at Kolkata , India ahead of the biggest festival of Durgapuja. (Credit Image: © Avishek Das/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 3, 2018 - Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India - Woman Times organised Sky Lantern Festival on the occasion of Diwali Celebration with some Children from economically challenged background. (Credit Image: © Avishek Das/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 13, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hindu devotees dance as they take part in a festival called Lal Kach (Red Glass) during the last day of the Bangla month in Munshigonj, Dhaka. The Hindu youth and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year 1425 on April 14, 2018. (Credit Image: © Mushfiqul Alam/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 13, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hindu devotees dance as they take part in a festival called Lal Kach (Red Glass) during the last day of the Bangla month in Munshigonj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 April 2018.The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. The Hindu youth and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year 1425 on 14 April 2018  (Credit Image: © Mushfiqul Alam/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 23, 2014 - Lamayuru, Ladakh, India - Novice Buddhist monks dressed in ceremonial attire during the Mask Dance Festival at the Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 23, 2014. (Credit Image: © Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 13, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hindu devotees dance as they take part in a festival called Lal Kach (Red Glass) during the last day of the Bangla month.The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. The Hindu youth and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year 1425. (Credit Image: © Mushfiqul Alam/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 20, 2017 - Toronto, ONTARIO, Canada - Tamil Hindu priest performs special prayers honoring Lord Shiva at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada. (Credit Image: © Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • November 3, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Woman Times organized Sky Lantern Festival on the occasion of Diwali Celebration with some Children from economically challenged background. (Credit Image: © Avishek Das/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 13, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hindu devotees dance as they take part in a festival called Lal Kach (Red Glass) during the last day of the Bangla month in Munshigonj, Dhaka. The Hindu youth and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year 1425 on April 14, 2018. (Credit Image: © Mushfiqul Alam/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 21, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Devotees perform religious ritual after a holy bath on the banks of the Bagmati River during the celebration of Kuse Aunsi or Father's Day at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. On the day of the new moon, families also pay their respects to their deceased fathers. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 1, 2018 - Guwahati, India - An artist busy making idol at a workshop ahead of Durga Puja in Guwahati, Assam, India on Monday, October 1, 2018. Durga Puja, which is also known as Sharadotsav, is a Hindu festival celebrated all over India,  it marks the triumph of good over evil symbolised by the slaying of the demon called Mahisasura by Goddess Durga. (Credit Image: © David Talukdar/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press)
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  • April 14, 2017 - Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh - A group of Hindu devotees perform the rituals of Charak Puja, a very enchanting folk festival of Southern Belt of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Also known as Nil Puja, Hindus believe that the festival will carry prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. The festival is actually a festival to satisfy Lord Shiva. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid via ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 28, 2019 - Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India - A woman seen preparing the offering of Sheetala puja at the Temple in Kolkata ..As per Hindu mythology Devi sheetala is being worshipped as she cures smallpox's, sores, ghouls, pustules and diseases. Hence Hindu people observe Fast for the whole day and doing different traditional practices like Dandi (Lying on Ground) and put burning Fire Pot on their heads while worshiping to Devi sheetala for betterment of their family members. (Credit Image: © Avishek Das/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 10, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Women perform ?dondi? rituals on the occasion of Brahma Puja festival in Hooghly. Local people worship Brahma, Hindu God of creation on the full moon day of Boishak( the first month of Bengali Calendar) at a small village of Hooghly 60km away from Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 8, 2017 - Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist devotees give alms to the monks 989  front The Phra Sri thotphon President sakya phutthamonthon suthat for Asalha Puja Day at Office of National Buddhism in Nakhon Pathom on July 08 , 2017 during 'Asaha' means the eighth lunar month and Asaha Puja means the ceremony in the eighth lunar month, On the full moon day of the eighth lunar month, the Lord Buddha gave his first sermon and one of his followers became the first Buddhist monk. (Credit Image: © Vichan Poti/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 7, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Labors load Idol of Goddess Durga to boat for transportation ahead of Durga Puja festival. Idols of Goddess Durga transported on boats through the water of River Ganges to pandal or temporary platform ahead of Durga Puja festival. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 8, 2018 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Indian Vendor at the flower market of Kolkata, India, on 08,October,2018. The 129-year old Kolkata Flower Market is eastern India's largest flower market with hundreds of stalls and people sitting on the ground.Demand for flowers are high for the forthcoming Hindu festival Kali Puja,Deepawali,Jagadharty Puja with added price increases this season due to rising diesel costs in the distribution chain. (Credit Image: © Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 26, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Indian Film Actress Yami Gautam unveils FBB Big Bazaar Pujo collection at Lake Mall Big Bazaar store on August 26, 2017 in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 29, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A dog is worshiped on the second day of religious festival of Tihar in Kathmandu. Tihar is a five days second largest festival dedicated to various animals like dog, cow and crow etc. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 27, 2019 - Punjab, Punjab, India - A devotee seen praying during the ritual..Jagran is a Hindu ritual, consisting of all-night vigil, songs and dance in honor of a deity and puja. Jagran is performed in honor of various Hindu goddesses. (Credit Image: © Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2019 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Devotees takes ritual holy bath during the Mother's Day to perform puja at Matatritha temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, May 04, 2019. Mother's day or Matatritha Aunshi is celebrated on Baishak Krishna Ausi according to Lunar calendar. On this auspicious day, people pay homage to their mothers giving her gifts and foods including sweets and fruits. Those who have already lost his/her mother visit Matatritha Temple. People take holy dip on the sacred pond at Mata Tirtha. They also perform different  rituals and praying during this day. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 29, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A dog is worshiped on the second day of religious festival of Tihar in Kathmandu. Tihar is a five days second largest festival dedicated to various animals like dog, cow and crow etc. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 27, 2017 - Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India - Devotees look on the banks of river Kuakhai as they immerse elephant headed God Ganesha’s idol into the water after finish their puja rituals of Ganesha Chatruthi festival in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 28 August 2017. (Credit Image: © Str/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 26, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Devotees taking ritual holy bath during the Mother's Day to perform puja at Matatritha temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Mother's day or Matatritha Aunshi is celebrated on Baishak Krishna Ausi according to Lunar calendar. On this auspicious day, people pay homage to their mothers giving her gifts and foods including sweets and fruits. Those who have already lost his/her mother visit Matatritha Temple. People take holy dip on the sacred pond at Mata Tirtha. They also perform different  rituals and praying during this day. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Local Priest offering holy water to the devotees during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Local Priest offering holy water to the devotees during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Kid helps by his father to rotate ritual prayer wheel at the premises of Adinath Temple during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Local Priest offering holy water to the devotees during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Kid helps by his father to rotate ritual prayer wheel at the premises of Adinath Temple during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Local Priest offering holy water to the devotees during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 19, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A reflection seen on mirror as devotee puts tika or blessning on his forehead during a month Adinath Mela festival in Chobhar, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the month of October or November from Kojagrat purnima to Kartik purnima for a month, people visit Adinath temple in the morning and perform special rituals puja and ritual function during Adinath Mela. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 8, 2018 - Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India - A large number of people from various parts of the country took a holy dip in the Ganga and performed pujas for their departed ancestors on the occasion of ‘Mahalaya Amavasya’ today...Mahalaya Amavasya is considered a highly auspicious day for performing rituals for ancestors and forefathers. (Credit Image: © Suvrajit Dutta/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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