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Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Oct 14 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees performed Thursday the Kumari Puja rituals as part of the Durga Puja Hindu festival.During the Kumari Puja, devotees worship a girl aged between six and twelve, symbolizing the Kanya Kumari (virgin) form of the Goddess Durga Devi. Hindu devotees believe that Kanya is a living embodiment of the goddess Durga. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: DEVOTEES PERFORM THE KUMARI PUJA RITUAL AS PART OF THE DURGA PUJA HINDU FESTIVAL, AT NANDI BARI FAR NORTH OF KOLKATA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Oct 11 (EFE/EPA).- The Indian city of Kolkata began Monday to celebrate the Durga Puja festival, an annual Hindu festival honoring the Hindu goddess Durga. The festival also represents the victory of good over evil and the celebration of female power. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE VISIT A MAKESHIFT PANDAL MADE WITH WOOD, METAL AND BAMBOO UNDER A THEME 'BANGLA JATRA PALA' OR BENGAL THEATRE BY ARTIST PRADIP DAS DURING DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (EFE / EPA) .- Dozens of images of Hindu goddess Durga have been exhibited at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Gallery in Bangalore as part of the preparations ahead of the Durga Puja festival, celebrated with fervor in the eastern state of Benga.Goddess Durga symbolizes feminine power, flanked by her two daughters and her two sons, and the body of a mythological demon under her feet which she is known to have triumphed over.(Camera: JAGADEESH NV)SHOT LIST: DURGA GODDESS EXHIBITION AT THE KARNATAKA CHITRAKALA PARISHATH GALLERY IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Kolkata, Oct 23 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees on Monday performed rituals before immersing a statue of the Goddess Durga into the river Ganges, marking the last day of the Durga Puja festival. The Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Orissa and Tripura and culminates in the immersion of the idols of Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: HINDU DEVOTEES PERFORM RITUALS ON LAST DAY OF THE DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL CELEBRATION IN KOLKATA, EASTERN INDIA.
Calcutta (India), Oct. 24 (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Piyal Adhikary) - Hindu devotees continue the celebrations of the Durga Puja festival in Calcutta, which commemorates the goddess Durga and the triumph of good over evil. The faithful worship a girl between six and twelve years old, which symbolizes the form Kanya Kumari (virgin) of the Goddess Durga Devi. Hindu devotees believe that Kanya is a living incarnation of Goddess Durga. FOOTAGE OF THE THIRD DAY OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN KOLKATA, INDIA
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