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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears alongside Ben Houchen at an event to celebrate the Conservative candidate's re-election as Tees Valley's mayor. The win is a rare bright spot for Britain's ruling Conservative party in local elections which have seen it lose council seats to Labour in results declared so far. IMAGES
Dhaka, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).- Bengalis all over the world celebrate the annual Hindu Durga Puja festival, which celebrates the goddess Durga and the triumph of good over evil, from 11 to 15 October 2021. The Hindu festival is being held with some restrictions for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM). SHOT LIST: BANGLADESHI DEVOTEES PARTICIPATED RITUALS AT A MAKESHIFT PANDAL ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
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.
Kathmandu, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in Nepal celebrated Thursday the first day of Dashain with the sacrifice of animals in honor of warrior goddess Durga.Dashain commemorates a victory of the gods over the wicked demons and is considered the longest and the most auspicious festival for Nepalese of all casts.(Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: THE SALE OF SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Quito, Sep 21 (EFE).- A circle on the ground made up of fruits and inside the Andean symbol of the chacana, multinational geometric flags and a cross that symbolizes the four cardinal points, were the setting in which the festival of the moon, the Kulla, was commemorated this Tuesday. Kulla Raymi is one of the four most significant festivities of the Andean agroecological calendar, which commemorates the beginning of life and exalts women as the maximum representation of fertility. (Camera: JOSE JACOME). SHOT LIST: ECUADORIAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL OF THE MOON OR KULLA RAYMI, IN QUITO, ECUADOR.