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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, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Shiite Muslims in Kolkata marked Friday the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar.The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival which is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: SHIITE MUSLIMS MARK ASHURA DAY IN KOLKATAA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Jul 22 (EFE/EPA).-Thousands of street food vendors have faced the consequences of the pandemic in Kolkata. Despite several restrictions being eased and the reopening process being well under way, street food vendors across India continue to struggle.(CAmera: PIYAL ADHIKARY)SHOT LIST: FOOD STREET VENDORS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Mumbai, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people were seen in a market Wednesday in Mumbai despite the restrictions imposed to prevent the increase of Covid-19 infections.The Indian state of Maharashtra is one of the most affected by Covid-19.According to the latest data from the Indian Ministry of Health, the country has become the third nation in the world to overcome the barrier of 400,000 deaths, only behind the United States and Brazil.(Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI)SHOT LIST: A CROWDED MARKET IN MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Jul 12 (EFE/EPA).- Indian monks and devotees celebrated Monday the Rath Yatra festival in Kolkata with a holy procession amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera:PIYAL ADHIKARY)SHOT LIST: CELEBRATION OF RATH YATRA IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
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